Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Newport News, Virginia (September 2026)
Newport News, Virginia has 272 active W2 trucking carriers as of September 2026. The carriers ranked below are scored on real driver pay, FMCSA safety, benefits, and how they treat applicants. 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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Newport News, Virginia's top trucking carriers right now
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 leads the Newport News, Virginia market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Pay sits above the 88th percentile in the Newport News, Virginia market. BROOKS TRUCKING INC's top FMCSA dimension is hours-of-service compliance, in the 96th percentile. BROOKS TRUCKING INC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Newport News, Virginia median.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 88th percentile on weekly pay for the Newport News, Virginia market. 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 Newport News, Virginia. Big Foot Transport LLC's FMCSA composite safety score sits in the 88th percentile. Big Foot Transport LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Newport News, Virginia median.
Big Foot Transport LLC actually pays more weekly than the top-ranked carrier — $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 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #9 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #10 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk.
What Newport News, Virginia drivers actually run
Of active CDL postings in Newport News, Virginia this month, 19% are regional and 77% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 4%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Newport News, Virginia postings; dedicated routes at 25%; take-truck-home at 82%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 68% and riders-allowed at 65%.
Where Newport News, Virginia differs from the Virginia baseline
| Newport News, Virginia | Virginia top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet-friendly fleets | 76% | 66% | +10 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 84% | 74% | +10 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 26% | 34% | -8 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, September 2026
Newport News, Virginia's biggest divergence from Virginia is on pet-friendly fleets, 10 points above 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.
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Where this data comes from
Carriers are scored against carriers in their own market. The composite is 30% compensation (pay + bonus + guaranteed pay + settlement cadence), 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits (W2 vs owner-op scoring), and 20% operational performance (responsiveness + fleet scale). No paid placement — the weights are the same for every carrier in the index. Updated September 2026.