General freight carriers in Virginia
16,106 active carriers based in Virginia report the general freight cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 63% of the state's carriers and 1% of general freight carriers nationally.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
16,106
63% of Virginia carriers
Authorized for hire
82%
13,237 carriers
Operate interstate
65%
10,506 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
100
1,936 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
96%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
82% of carriers in Virginia hauling general freight are authorized for hire and 65% operate interstate. Most are small: 66% report one power unit or none, 26% run two to five and 2% run more than 20.
100 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 1,936 in the last 12 months. 96% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 10,555 · 66%
- 2–5
- 4,166 · 26%
- 6–20
- 1,009 · 6%
- 21+
- 376 · 2%
Other cargo in Virginia
- Building materials haulers6,811
- Construction haulers6,811
- Heavy machinery haulers3,628
- Car haulers3,426
- Log and lumber haulers3,343
- Metal coil and sheet haulers2,584
- Household goods movers2,383
- Dry bulk carriers2,354
- Paper products haulers2,239
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers2,192
- Meat haulers2,192
- Produce haulers2,125
- Farm supply haulers1,932
- Driveaway and towaway carriers1,914
- Grain, feed and hay haulers1,824
- Garbage and refuse haulers1,821
- Beverage haulers1,780
- Utility carriers1,483
- Intermodal container carriers1,466
- U.S. mail carriers1,030
- Passenger carriers910
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers831
- Livestock haulers547
- Chemical haulers529
- Coal haulers514
- Mobile home transporters386
- Oilfield equipment haulers332
- Water well carriers278
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How many general freight carriers are in Virginia?
- 16,106 active carriers with a Virginia physical address reported the general freight cargo code in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026.
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 Virginia and this cargo type 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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