Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Virginia Beach, Virginia (May 2026)
Virginia Beach, Virginia's W2 trucking market includes 269 active carriers as of May 2026. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Virginia Beach is part of the Hampton Roads metro with access to the Port of Virginia and NAS Oceana military logistics, with I-264 / I-64 connecting to the I-95 corridor and regional retail and food-service distribution.
What changed in May 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
Where CDL pay is strongest in Virginia Beach, Virginia this month
The top of the list is KEEP TRUCKING LLC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1KEEP TRUCKING LLC — $2,200/wk
KEEP TRUCKING LLC tops the Virginia Beach, Virginia ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Weekly pay here lands in the 94th percentile across Virginia Beach, Virginia. KEEP TRUCKING LLC ranks in the 88th percentile for controlled-substances compliance on FMCSA SAFER data. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. sits in the 96th percentile for weekly pay among Virginia Beach, Virginia carriers. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile. True Transport Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
For pure pay maximization, True Transport Inc. beats the #1-ranked carrier weekly at $2,250.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC sits in the 94th percentile for weekly pay among Virginia Beach, Virginia carriers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 94th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 HMD TRUCKING INC at $1,800/wk, #6 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #7 YARBROUGH TRANSFER COMPANY at $1,850/wk, #8 ECM ENERGY SERVICES INC at $1,950/wk, #9 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #10 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk.
What Virginia Beach, Virginia drivers actually run
Of active CDL postings in Virginia Beach, Virginia this month, 18% are regional and 80% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 2%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Virginia Beach, Virginia postings; dedicated routes at 23%; take-truck-home at 84%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 68% and riders-allowed at 68%.
How Virginia Beach, Virginia compares to Virginia
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | Virginia top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 24% | 35% | -11 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 82% | 75% | +7 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, May 2026
The largest gap is on dedicated routes: Virginia Beach, Virginia sits 11 points below the Virginia 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 Virginia Beach, Virginia
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The methodology behind the rankings
Pay carriers in the same market against each other (30% of the score). Add a five-dimension FMCSA safety percentile from SAFER (25%). Score benefits based on whether the carrier hires W2 drivers or contractors (25%). Layer on employer responsiveness and fleet scale (20%). The weights are fixed and public. Updated May 2026.