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21,356 active for-hire motor carriers based in Washington — 1.88% 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 (May 9, 2026) · Aggregates cached 24h.

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For-hire carriers
21,356
Power units
348,316
Drivers
129,905
Hazmat carriers
2,221
New this year
+616
Share of US
1.88%

Fleet size distribution — Washington

How Washington for-hire carriers split by truck count.

FMCSA safety ratings — Washington

Click a rating to browse Washington carriers with that score.

Top fleet operators based in Washington

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

# Carrier City Trucks
1 PRIME SEATTLE 15,259
2 COSTCO WHOLESALE ISSAQUAH 1,407
3 FRANZ BAKERY VANCOUVER 1,105
4 SYSTEM TRANSPORT INC CHENEY 966
5 OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES INC AUBURN 947
6 WM KIRKLAND 775
7 TRANSWEST SEATTLE 556
8 CHEEMA FREIGHTLINES LLC PACIFIC 450
9 THE ODOM CORPORATION BELLEVUE 412
10 CHARLIE'S PRODUCE SEATTLE 396
11 HAROLD LEMAY ENTERPRISES INC TACOMA 377
12 PENINSULA TRUCK LINES INC FEDERAL WAY 346
13 CPM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SPOKANE 338
14 LAKESIDE INDUSTRIES INC ISSAQUAH 321
15 DTG RECYCLE BOTHELL 304

Top cargo categories — Washington

What Washington for-hire carriers haul.

Washington IFTA fuel tax

Q1 2026

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

Diesel Rank #5 of US
$0.5840 /gal effective
US avg $0.3656 — +$0.2184 above avg
Gasoline Rank #3 of US
$0.5540 /gal effective
US avg $0.3271 — +$0.2269 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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