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Delaware trucking industry insights

2,440 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 6 days ago (Jun 13, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
2,440
Power units
58,404
Drivers
12,886
Hazmat carriers
352
New this year
+144
Share of US
0.22%

Fleet size distribution — Delaware

How Delaware for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Delaware

Click a rating to browse Delaware carriers with that score.

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 AAA CLUB ALLIANCE INC WILMINGTON 449
3 SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC WILMINGTON 254
4 PREMIUM MOUNTAIRE FRESH YOUNG CHICKEN SELBYVILLE 252
5 SUCCESSOR INC WILMINGTON 168
6 AMERIBULK TRANSPORT LLC CLAYMONT 152
7 DIAMOND MATERIALS LLC WILMINGTON 139
8 ADVANCED STUDENT TRANSPORTATION INC WILMINGTON 120
9 ERNEST MAIER INC MILLSBORO 89
10 HORSEY TRUCKING LLC LAUREL 78
11 SUTTON BUS & TRUCK CO INC WILMINGTON 69
12 WASTE MASTERS NEW CASTLE 68
13 DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY AUTHORITY NEW CASTLE 65
14 TRIPLE R LOGISTICS LLC MIDDLETOWN 56
15 KNOTTS INCORPORTATED NEW CASTLE 51

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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