Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Hampton, Virginia (September 2026)
There are 268 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Hampton, Virginia. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of September 2026, not historical pay surveys. BROOKS TRUCKING INC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC follows at $2,200/week. Virginia freight is anchored by the Port of Virginia at Norfolk and Hampton Roads, the deepest commercial harbor on the East Coast (55 ft after the Gateway dredging program), with I-95 / I-64 / I-81 truck corridors connecting it to the mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets.
What changed in September 2026
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Where CDL pay is strongest in Hampton, Virginia this month
The top of the list is BROOKS TRUCKING INC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1BROOKS TRUCKING INC — $2,200/wk
BROOKS TRUCKING INC is number-one in Hampton, Virginia this month on the composite ranking. Pay sits above the 88th percentile in the Hampton, Virginia market. BROOKS TRUCKING INC's top FMCSA dimension is hours-of-service compliance, in the 96th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Hampton, Virginia.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC sits in the 93rd percentile for weekly pay among Hampton, Virginia carriers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 93rd percentile.
#3Big Foot Transport LLC — $2,650/wk
Big Foot Transport LLC's weekly pay ranks in the 99th percentile across Hampton, Virginia. FMCSA composite safety lands in the 88th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Hampton, Virginia.
Big Foot Transport LLC doesn't top the ranking but offers higher weekly pay than #1 — $2,650/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 ECM ENERGY SERVICES INC at $1,950/wk, #7 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk, #8 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #9 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #10 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Hampton, Virginia
19% of Hampton, Virginia's active CDL postings are regional and 77% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (4%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Hampton, Virginia postings; dedicated routes at 25%; take-truck-home at 82%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 68% and riders-allowed at 65%.
Where Hampton, Virginia differs from the Virginia baseline
| Hampton, Virginia | Virginia top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 24% | 34% | -10 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 76% | 66% | +10 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 84% | 74% | +10 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, September 2026
Hampton, Virginia's biggest divergence from Virginia is on dedicated routes, 10 points below the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Virginia
Virginia freight is anchored by the Port of Virginia at Norfolk and Hampton Roads — the deepest commercial harbor on the East Coast and a top-tier US container gateway. The I-95 / I-64 / I-81 truck corridors connect Norfolk to mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets, with I-81 north-south through the Shenandoah Valley a major regional freight spine. Cost of living varies widely (high in Northern Virginia, moderate elsewhere). Virginia has a moderate graduated state income tax. Northern Virginia (DC suburbs) congestion is consistently top-tier; central and western VA is generally easier driving.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Hampton, Virginia
- CDL driver salary in Hampton, Virginia
- Best trucking companies in Virginia
The methodology behind the rankings
Composite-score formula: compensation × 0.30, FMCSA safety × 0.25, benefits × 0.25, operational performance × 0.20. Compensation is anchored on pay percentile and lifted by sign-on bonus tier and guaranteed-pay availability. Operational performance is built mostly from driver-application response data in Lanefinder's platform, with fleet-scale percentile contributing a smaller portion. Updated September 2026.