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Virginia trucking industry insights

15,145 active for-hire motor carriers based in Virginia — 1.33% 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
15,145
Power units
126,626
Drivers
90,047
Hazmat carriers
1,898
New this year
+804
Share of US
1.33%

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 710
8 CARMAX RICHMOND 654
9 ESTES DEDICATED RICHMOND 522
10 THOMPSON TRUCKING INC CONCORD 438
11 BIG E TRANSPORTATION LLC RICHMOND 380
12 CORT FURNITURE RENTALCORT PARTY RENTALCORT TRADESHOWEVENT CHANTILLY 353
13 GFL ENVIRONMENTAL WEST POINT 348
14 PARS GAINESVILLE 336
15 ADAMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ROANOKE 308

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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