Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Atlanta, Georgia · Carrier number 322521
4,593
power units
4,593
power units
Norfolk Southern Railway Company is a freight and passenger carrier based in Atlanta, Georgia with 4,593 power units and 1,658 drivers as reported, the 57th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 4th largest in Georgia. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 17 reportable crashes (0.37 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
4,593
#4 in GA
Drivers
1,658
1,658 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
17
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.37
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
14.5%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
262
57% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Southern Railway Company | 0.37 | 14.5% | 3.1% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in GA | 2.71 | 18.0% | 3.7% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 9 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury8
- Tow-away9
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 262 | 8 | 3.1% |
| Vehicle | 145 | 21 | 14.5% |
| Hazardous load | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 322521
- Based in
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Registered
- Jul 28, 1988
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 10.0 million (2025)
- Type
- Private property
- Cargo
- Building materials, Construction, General freight, Intermodal containers, Liquids gases, Logs poles, Machinery, Other
- Last update filed
- Jan 23, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Norfolk Southern Railway Company have?
Norfolk Southern Railway Company reports 4,593 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 1,658 drivers, 1,658 of them with a commercial license. That is the 57th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 10.0 million miles in 2025.
Is Norfolk Southern Railway Company a safe carrier?
In 24 months Norfolk Southern Railway Company had 17 reportable crashes, 0.37 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 14.5% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.