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New trucking companies in Delaware, August 2026

Delaware is adding about 20 new for-hire carriers a month (three-month average to August 2026), -20% versus the prior three months and -39% versus a year earlier. The provisional count for August 2026 is 18, 13 of them single-truck operations. Over the last 12 months Delaware added 305 new carriers against 2,705 currently active, a 11.3% annual entry rate.

The two most recent months are provisional (census lag and MC-docket assignment delay); read trends on the three-month averages.

MonthNew carriersWith ≥1 power unitSingle-truckShare of US
August 2026 (provisional)1817130.5%
July 2026 (provisional)2726150.4%
June 2026161570.5%
May 2026121080.3%
April 20262421160.3%
March 20263826230.5%
February 20262117130.3%
January 20263328230.5%
December 20252621190.5%
November 20252419150.5%
October 20253228240.5%
September 20253432260.6%
August 20253427230.5%
July 20253227220.5%
June 20253329250.6%
May 20252823190.5%
April 20252921180.5%
March 20255344340.8%
February 20252825210.5%
January 20252219180.4%
December 20242421160.5%
November 20241915100.4%
October 20242522170.5%
September 20242721150.6%

Browse the carriers themselves, with authority and insurance status, on USDOT Index: Delaware carriers.

Method

Active carriers in the FMCSA Company Census with a physical address in Delaware, an MC docket, and a USDOT number issued in the month shown. Older months understate entries slightly because carriers that have since gone inactive are excluded. Source: FMCSA via data.transportation.gov (public domain), reloaded monthly.

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Last updated 2026-09-07. Data sources are listed on each page; see About for methodology.