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Delaware trucking industry insights

2,479 active for-hire motor carriers based in Delaware — 0.22% of the US for-hire fleet. Fleet sizes, top operators, safety ratings and IFTA fuel tax for the state, refreshed weekly from the FMCSA Company Census.

FMCSA data last refreshed 21 hours ago (May 4, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
2,479
Power units
58,835
Drivers
13,258
Hazmat carriers
363
New this year
+135
Share of US
0.22%

Fleet size distribution — Delaware

How Delaware for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Delaware

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Top fleet operators based in Delaware

Largest Delaware for-hire carriers by power units. Click for the full FMCSA profile.

# Carrier City Trucks
1 AMTRAK BEAR 697
2 SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC WILMINGTON 456
3 AAA CLUB ALLIANCE INC WILMINGTON 449
4 PREMIUM MOUNTAIRE FRESH YOUNG CHICKEN SELBYVILLE 252
5 SHARP ENERGY GEORGETOWN 176
6 AMERIBULK TRANSPORT LLC CLAYMONT 152
7 DIAMOND MATERIALS LLC WILMINGTON 139
8 SUCCESSOR INC WILMINGTON 126
9 ADVANCED STUDENT TRANSPORTATION INC WILMINGTON 120
10 ERNEST MAIER INC MILLSBORO 89
11 HORSEY TRUCKING LLC LAUREL 78
12 SUTTON BUS & TRUCK CO INC WILMINGTON 69
13 WASTE MASTERS NEW CASTLE 68
14 DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY AUTHORITY NEW CASTLE 65
15 A & S PRODUCE CO INC WILMINGTON 61

Top cargo categories — Delaware

What Delaware for-hire carriers haul.

Delaware IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

Per-gallon rate for Delaware (effective = base + surcharge), with delta vs the US average.

Diesel Rank #42 of US
$0.2200 /gal effective
US avg $0.3656 — $-0.1456 below avg
Gasoline Rank #33 of US
$0.2300 /gal effective
US avg $0.3271 — $-0.0971 below avg

Full IFTA matrix in our quarterly calculator.

Data: FMCSA Company Census (public domain) · IFTA Inc tax matrix · refreshed weekly + monthly respectively.
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