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Delaware trucking industry insights

2,532 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 2 days ago (Aug 1, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
2,532
Power units
59,510
Drivers
13,668
Hazmat carriers
367
New this year
+215
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 SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC WILMINGTON 456
3 AAA CLUB ALLIANCE INC WILMINGTON 449
4 SUCCESSOR INC WILMINGTON 252
5 PREMIUM MOUNTAIRE FRESH YOUNG CHICKEN SELBYVILLE 252
6 SHARP ENERGY GEORGETOWN 242
7 CASELLA WASTE TOWNSEND 165
8 AMERIBULK TRANSPORT LLC CLAYMONT 152
9 DIAMOND MATERIALS LLC WILMINGTON 139
10 ADVANCED STUDENT TRANSPORTATION INC WILMINGTON 120
11 HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL INC. NEW CASTLE 102
12 ALLEN HARIM FOODS LLC MILLSBORO 98
13 ERNEST MAIER INC MILLSBORO 89
14 EM WAY INC DOVER 80
15 HORSEY TRUCKING LLC LAUREL 78

Top cargo categories — Delaware

What Delaware for-hire carriers haul.

Delaware IFTA fuel tax

Q2 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 $0.3663 — $-0.1463 below avg
Gasoline Rank #33 of US
$0.2300 /gal effective
US avg $0.3276 — $-0.0976 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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