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Delaware trucking industry insights

2,610 active for-hire motor carriers based in Delaware — 0.21% 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 2 days ago (Oct 31, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
2,610
Power units
60,038
Drivers
14,124
Hazmat carriers
358
New this year
+310
Share of US
0.21%

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 SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC WILMINGTON 606
3 AAA CLUB ALLIANCE INC WILMINGTON 449
4 PREMIUM MOUNTAIRE FRESH YOUNG CHICKEN SELBYVILLE 252
5 SHARP ENERGY GEORGETOWN 242
6 WASTE INDUSTRIES OF DELAWARE INC TOWNSEND 185
7 ERNEST MAIER INC MILLSBORO 159
8 AMERIBULK TRANSPORT LLC CLAYMONT 152
9 DIAMOND MATERIALS LLC WILMINGTON 139
10 DEMA LLC DOVER 130
11 KRAPF SCHOOL BUS - DE, INC WILMINGTON 120
12 EM WAY INC DOVER 100
13 ALLEN HARIM FOODS LLC MILLSBORO 98
14 SUCCESSOR INC WILMINGTON 70
15 SUTTON BUS & TRUCK COMPANY INC WILMINGTON 69

Top cargo categories — Delaware

What Delaware for-hire carriers haul.

Delaware IFTA fuel tax

Q3 2026

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

Diesel Rank #43 of US
$0.2200 /gal effective
US avg $0.3681 — $-0.1481 below avg
Gasoline Rank #33 of US
$0.2300 /gal effective
US avg $0.3267 — $-0.0967 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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