Updated May 2026

Best Trucking Companies in Wilmington, Delaware (May 2026)

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286 W2 trucking carriers are currently posting jobs in Wilmington, Delaware as of May 2026. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Wilmington anchors I-95 between Philadelphia and Baltimore, with the Port of Wilmington handling produce and auto imports and a dense concentration of chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing in the Wilmington industrial corridor.

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Wilmington, Delaware's top trucking carriers right now

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 Wilmington, Delaware ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. KEEP TRUCKING LLC sits in the 95th percentile for weekly pay among Wilmington, Delaware carriers. KEEP TRUCKING LLC's top FMCSA dimension is controlled-substances compliance, in the 88th percentile. KEEP TRUCKING LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Wilmington, Delaware median.

#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk

True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 97th percentile across Wilmington, Delaware. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 99th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Wilmington, Delaware.

True Transport Inc. actually pays more weekly than the top-ranked carrier — $2,250/week.

#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk

JK MOVING & STORAGE INC sits in the 95th percentile for weekly pay among Wilmington, Delaware carriers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC ranks in the 94th percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.

Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 HMD TRUCKING INC at $1,800/wk, #6 Maumee Express, Inc. at $1,925/wk, #7 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #8 ECM ENERGY SERVICES INC at $1,950/wk, #9 GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION at $1,750/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.

What Wilmington, Delaware drivers actually run

The route mix in Wilmington, Delaware this month tilts OTR: 23% regional, 66% OTR, 10% local, 2% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.

Across Wilmington, Delaware CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 25% dedicated, 72% take-truck-home, 59% pet-friendly, 60% riders-allowed.

Driving CDL in Delaware

Delaware sits astride I-95 between Philadelphia and Baltimore — the I-95 segment through Newark and Wilmington carries some of the densest mixed freight on the East Coast. The Port of Wilmington handles produce, autos, and bulk; chemical and pharmaceutical freight from the Wilmington industrial corridor adds hazmat-eligible loads. Delaware has a moderate graduated state income tax (top rate 6.6% on income above $60,000). The state's small geographic size means most regional drivers based here spend significant time in PA, MD, and NJ; treat DE as the I-95 transit corridor it is.

Where this data comes from

Lanefinder's ranking algorithm weights compensation at 30%, FMCSA SAFER safety at 25%, benefits at 25%, and operational performance at 20%. Compensation reflects pay percentile plus sign-on bonus, guaranteed pay, and settlement-frequency adjustments. Benefits scoring is hiring-type-aware. Operational performance comes mostly from how carriers handle real driver applications. Updated May 2026.

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