State carrier directory

Trucking companies in Virginia: carrier directory

Research trucking companies in Virginia using reported FMCSA locations and fleet information.

FMCSA census published 2026-10-28 10:49 UTC · CarrierTrail updated 2026-10-28 15:06 UTC

Know when a trucking company’s details change.

Monitor authority, insurance filings, safety ratings and contact details with daily checks and notifications.

Start monitoring Plans from $49/month
69,768Census records
25,335Active in the census
61,507Report 1+ power unit
2,102,822Power units reported
9City directories

Fleet size

  • 1 power unit39,13156.1%
  • 2 to 516,82124.1%
  • 6 to 204,1986.0%
  • 21 to 1001,1361.6%
  • Over 1002210.3%
  • 0 reported8,26111.8%

Power units as reported on each record’s MCS-150. Zero and blank values are kept separate.

Cargo filed

MCS-150 cargo classes. A record can declare more than one, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Where records are reported

Share of all 69,768 state records. Spelling variants of a city name stay separate.

Search the state census records

Leave the name blank to browse all records in USDOT order, then use Next 20 records. Or search by the beginning of a legal company name or an exact USDOT number. City uses the reported physical address, not a service area. Company-name and USDOT searches share the 3 free searches per day across all tools. Each search result page counts. Leave the company field blank to browse without using this allowance.

Selected census records in Virginia

Stable USDOT-based sample, 1 to 100 power units
CarrierUSDOTPower units
TRAVIS BARNESCharlotte Courthouse, VA12946951
EAS-Z MILLWORK INCChristiansburg, VA4180984
DANALECTRIC COMPANYMclean, VA26112931
MMM TRANSPORTATION LLCManassas, VA35866551
STRASBURG FARM & HOME SERVICE INCStrasburg, VA18473561
The last 30 days in Virginia

Carriers based in Virginia, from CarrierTrail’s daily imports of public FMCSA data, as of Oct 29, 2026.

188new USDOT registrationslast 30 days
135operating authorities grantedlast 30 days
56carriers with an insurance cancellationlast 30 days
261phone or street address changeslast 30 days

Largest trucking companies in Virginia

Active carriers based in Virginia, ranked by the power units they report on their MCS-150. A fleet over 20 power units is listed only when the drivers it reports support that size, and over 100 only when roadside inspections have also recorded at least 5% of it by VIN.

Top 10 by power units

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
ESTES EXPRESS LINESRichmond1210189,805
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES LLCNewport News2820188,238
PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLCRichmond2701506,340
TFORCE FREIGHT INCHenrico1210584,155
BEACON SALES ACQUISITION INCHerndon313862,367
NEW RIVER ELECTRICAL CORPORATIONCloverdale415081,360
VISTAR TRANSPORTATION LLCRichmond333153995
XYLEM I LLCNorfolk2520441944
CARTER MACHINERY COMPANY INCSalem32541713
TFA LOGISTICS LLCAshland255631707

New trucking companies in Virginia

New USDOT registrations by month

Nov 2024 to Oct 2026
Nov 2024Oct 2026 so far

3,151 new USDOT records in Virginia in the 12 full months to Sep 2026, up 8% on the 12 months before. The busiest month was May 2026, with 304. Counts records still in the census by the date FMCSA added them.

Newest registrations

Active records, most recent first
CompanyUSDOTRegistered
LANDMAN SPECIALIZED HAULING LLCMontross6506066Oct 26, 2026
HIWAD TRANSPORT LLCAlexandria6708216Oct 26, 2026
DMV LIFT RENTALS LLCStafford7046347Oct 26, 2026
ON THE HAUL LOGISTICS LLCSpotsylvania7179944Oct 26, 2026
FINE DIAMOND FREIGHT LLCTriangle7951724Oct 26, 2026
ATLASELEKTRO LLCRichmond8224627Oct 26, 2026
T.A.Z.3.K LLCChesapeake9292506Oct 26, 2026
RIVER ROAD HAULING LLCSouth Chesterfield8078027Oct 25, 2026
LIAM SERVICES LLCWoodbridge4593778Oct 23, 2026
VEGA EXPRESS LLCWoodbridge5095842Oct 23, 2026

Freight brokers in Virginia

2,061 active records registered as a broker (8.1% of active census records in Virginia).

Longest-registered brokers

Active records
CompanyUSDOTRegistered
HILLDRUP COMPANIES INCStafford22302Jun 1974
CROSBY TRUCKING SERVICE INCMt Sidney32052Jun 1974
INTERSTATE VAN LINES INCWest Springfield32658Jun 1974
DIRECT SERVICES INCSpringfield45636Jun 1974
JJ TAYLOR INCAlexandria45680Jun 1974
H H OMPS INCWinchester63995Jun 1974
HOUFF TRANSFER INCORPORATEDWeyers Cave84328Jun 1974
HOWELL'S MOTOR FREIGHT INCCloverdale84329Jun 1974
LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INCRoanoke84337Jun 1974
WARREN TRUCKING COMPANY INCRidgeway84383Jun 1974

Hazmat carriers in Virginia

2,549 active records with the hazmat indicator set (10.1% of active census records in Virginia).

Largest hazmat fleets

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
ESTES EXPRESS LINESRichmond1210189,805
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES LLCNewport News2820188,238
PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLCRichmond2701506,340
TFORCE FREIGHT INCHenrico1210584,155
BEACON SALES ACQUISITION INCHerndon313862,367
VISTAR TRANSPORTATION LLCRichmond333153995
CARTER MACHINERY COMPANY INCSalem32541713
CARMAX AUTO SUPERSTORES INCRichmond731233654
SOUTHERN STATES CO-OPERATIVE INCRichmond4969469
THOMPSON TRUCKING INCConcord263863438

Passenger carriers in Virginia

913 active records that list passengers as cargo (3.6% of active census records in Virginia).

Largest passenger fleets

Active records
CompanyUSDOTPower units
NEW RIVER ELECTRICAL CORPORATIONCloverdale415081,360
TFA LOGISTICS LLCAshland255631707
ADAMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANYRoanoke339391308
SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING MANAGEMENT INCMclean1635801267
MULLENS MARKINGS INCCulpeper1418402210
RESTON LIMOUSINE & TRAVEL SERVICE INCSterling561180168
PREMIUM DISTRIBUTORS OF VIRGINIA, L.L.C.Chantilly550923162
GROOME TRANSPORTATION LLCRichmond121026153
WHITEHURST PAVING CO INCRichmond4818138
DIRECT SERVICES INCSpringfield45636110

Fleet makeup in Virginia

Equipment and drivers that active carriers based in Virginia report on their MCS-150.

52,505tractors reported
58,823straight trucks
124,858trailers
63.3%of drivers hold a CDL
24,609median miles per power unit

Tractors by ownership

  • Owned39,18974.6%
  • Term-leased13,16325.1%
  • Trip-leased1530.3%

Share of the 52,505 tractors reported.

Drivers by operating radius

  • Interstate, 100+ mi52,30841.4%
  • Interstate, under 100 mi39,78731.5%
  • Intrastate, 100+ mi9,3697.4%
  • Intrastate, under 100 mi24,85119.7%

Interstate and intrastate drivers within or beyond 100 miles of the work base.

Truck makes seen at roadside inspections

  • Freightliner13,27834.7%
  • International5,20413.6%
  • Kenworth4,79812.5%
  • Volvo2,9157.6%
  • Peterbilt2,8827.5%
  • Ford1,7724.6%

Power units identified by VIN at inspections of carriers based in Virginia over the last two years; each vehicle counted once per carrier.

The median uses the 7,976 active carriers whose MCS-150 mileage is from the last two years and plausible for their fleet size.

Roadside inspections of Virginia carriers

Inspections of carriers based in Virginia in FMCSA’s public file, Sep 25, 2024 to Sep 24, 2026. All carriers: driver 6.2%, vehicle 22.9%.

67,712roadside inspections
6.7%driver out-of-service rate
21.4%vehicle out-of-service rate
4,571reported crashes

Where they were inspected

  • Virginia13,55120.0%
  • Maryland8,04511.9%
  • North Carolina7,33710.8%
  • Tennessee3,1954.7%
  • California3,1554.7%
  • Texas2,3593.5%
  • Pennsylvania2,1623.2%
  • West Virginia2,0673.1%

Inspections by the state where they took place.

Inspections in Virginia by carrier home state

  • Virginia13,55128.2%
  • North Carolina5,27711.0%
  • Pennsylvania3,3416.9%
  • Maryland3,2666.8%
  • Illinois2,8585.9%
  • Ohio2,0164.2%
  • Tennessee1,8873.9%
  • Florida1,5163.2%

All 48,082 inspections that took place in Virginia; 71.8% involved carriers based elsewhere.

What to check before booking a carrier

Confirm the USDOT identity, then review current official authority and insurance sources for the company and your proposed move. CarrierTrail’s private workspace lets a broker save the record, document its own decision and follow later source observations.

Carrier-vetting checklist → · Definitions and methodology → · All state directories →

All published Virginia carrier profiles

910 A to Z

Explore city carrier directories in Virginia

Alexandria2,614 reported census recordsChesapeake1,870 reported census recordsFredericksburg1,395 reported census recordsManassas1,895 reported census recordsNorfolk1,465 reported census recordsRichmond3,526 reported census recordsSterling1,273 reported census recordsVirginia Beach1,561 reported census recordsWoodbridge2,292 reported census records

Counts cover census records with a reported physical location in Virginia, including inactive and other census entities. It is a research starting point, not a list of approved carriers or available capacity. Method and sources.