Trucking companies in Delaware
5,063 active USDOT-registered motor carriers list a physical address in Delaware as of November 9, 2026, including 3,503 that match the trucking and freight niche.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
5,063
<1% of U.S. carriers
Authorized for hire
60%
3,054 carriers
Operate interstate
65%
3,271 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
25
534 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
92%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
Delaware accounts for <1% of active U.S. carriers. The cities with the most carriers are Wilmington, Newark and New Castle, and the most common reported cargo is general freight, building materials and construction.
60% of carriers in Delaware are authorized for hire and 65% operate interstate. Most are small: 60% report one power unit or none, 29% run two to five and 3% run more than 20.
25 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 534 in the last 12 months. 92% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Cities in Delaware
Cities with at least 50 active carriers, by reported physical address.
Delaware carriers by cargo
- General freight carriers3,008
- Building materials haulers1,542
- Construction haulers1,542
- Heavy machinery haulers821
- Car haulers638
- Log and lumber haulers489
- Produce haulers458
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers457
- Meat haulers457
- Grain, feed and hay haulers437
- Dry bulk carriers433
- Household goods movers408
- Metal coil and sheet haulers400
- Farm supply haulers369
- Driveaway and towaway carriers346
- Utility carriers336
- Garbage and refuse haulers328
- Paper products haulers305
- Beverage haulers252
- Passenger carriers221
- Intermodal container carriers217
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers192
- U.S. mail carriers189
- Chemical haulers129
- Livestock haulers120
- Coal haulers84
- Mobile home transporters63
- Water well carriers56
- Oilfield equipment haulers53
Delaware businesses by trade
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 3,030 · 60%
- 2–5
- 1,469 · 29%
- 6–20
- 413 · 8%
- 21+
- 151 · 3%
New registrations by month
Carriers by Census add date, counting those still in the current Census.
- October 2025
- 55 · 89% active
- November 2025
- 38 · 92% active
- December 2025
- 41 · 93% active
- January 2026
- 54 · 91% active
- February 2026
- 46 · 98% active
- March 2026
- 68 · 94% active
- April 2026
- 44 · 98% active
- May 2026
- 44 · 89% active
- June 2026
- 48 · 88% active
- July 2026
- 50 · 98% active
- August 2026
- 56 · 95% active
- September 2026
- 48 · 98% active
- October 2026
- 37 · 97% active
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many trucking companies are in Delaware?
- 5,063 active motor carriers reported a Delaware physical address in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026. 3,503 of them match TruckerFetch's trucking and freight niche.
How many new trucking companies register in Delaware each month?
- Over the last 13 complete months, an average of 48 carriers with a Delaware address were added to the Census per month. Daily Leads publishes them every morning by 8 AM Eastern.
Are these all trucking companies?
- No. Any business that operates certain commercial vehicles needs a USDOT number, so the registry also includes contractors, landscapers, movers, tow operators and other trades. Counts here cover every active carrier; the trade pages narrow them with TruckerFetch's niche presets.
How do I get a list of these carriers with emails and phone numbers?
- Carrier Search in TruckerFetch filters the same records by state, city, cargo, fleet size and time in business and shows each carrier's reported business email and phone. Contact details are never published on these public pages. Starter is $49 a month and a free account opens a sample edition. Filter to Delaware and export a CSV or CRM-ready file.
Where do these numbers come from?
- They are counts from the FMCSA Company Census as last observed by TruckerFetch. Active means Census status A. Carriers are placed by their reported physical address, cargo by the cargo codes they report and add dates by the Census add date. Carriers that asked to be removed from TruckerFetch are excluded.
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