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Virginia trucking industry insights

14,946 active for-hire motor carriers based in Virginia — 1.32% 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
14,946
Power units
126,832
Drivers
87,493
Hazmat carriers
1,875
New this year
+886
Share of US
1.32%

Fleet size distribution — Virginia

How Virginia for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Virginia

Click a rating to browse Virginia carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Virginia

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 ESTES RICHMOND 9,805
2 PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP RICHMOND 6,340
3 FERGUSON ENTERPRISES LLC NEWPORT NEWS 4,155
4 TFORCE FREIGHT HENRICO 4,155
5 VISTAR TRANSPORTATION LLC RICHMOND 995
6 A&P TRUCKING WOODBRIDGE 776
7 TFA LOGISTICS LLC ASHLAND 707
8 CARMAX RICHMOND 654
9 ESTES DEDICATED RICHMOND 522
10 DIAMOND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC SPRINGFIELD 441
11 THOMPSON TRUCKING INC CONCORD 438
12 BIG E TRANSPORTATION LLC RICHMOND 380
13 GFL ENVIRONMENTAL WEST POINT 348
14 CORT FURNITURE RENTALCORT PARTY RENTALCORT TRADESHOWEVENT CHANTILLY 339
15 PARS GAINESVILLE 336

Top cargo categories — Virginia

What Virginia for-hire carriers haul.

Virginia IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

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

Diesel Rank #9 of US
$0.4700 /gal effective (includes $0.1430 surcharge)
US avg $0.3656 — +$0.1044 above avg
Gasoline Rank #6 of US
$0.4700 /gal effective (includes $0.1530 surcharge)
US avg $0.3271 — +$0.1429 above 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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