2026 Rankings
Best Trucking Companies in Iowa
Ranked by pay, safety, responsiveness, and driver benefits from 546 carriers with active job listings.
Avg Weekly Pay
$1,898
across top 49 carriers
Safety Score
77th
avg FMCSA percentile
Responsive
2
of 49 respond within 24h
Open Positions
59
across top 49 carriers
How We Rank Companies
Our rankings are based on real data from active job listings and public safety records. Each company is scored across four categories weighted by driver priority research.
Compensation
30%
Pay percentile from active job listings, plus sign-on bonus, guaranteed pay, and settlement frequency.
Safety Record
25%
Weighted FMCSA safety score — unsafe driving and HOS compliance count double vs other categories.
Benefits
25%
Tiered benefits scoring: medical, 401k, dental, vision, paid time off, and driver lifestyle perks.
Operational
20%
Carrier responsiveness to applications and fleet size relative to other companies in this ranking.
Compensation and safety carry more weight. Rankings update automatically as new jobs are posted.
Safety data sourced from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Safety Measurement System. Our composite scores are independently calculated and may differ from FMCSA's internal percentiles. This ranking is not endorsed or certified by the FMCSA or the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Top 49 Carriers
Sorted by overall
#1
SECOR LOGISTICS LLC
Responsive
48 trucks DOT 2790819
Weekly Pay
$1,835
Safety
76th pctl
Response
93/100
Open Jobs
2
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#2
PREMIER TRANSPORTATION
801 trucks DOT 282577
Weekly Pay
$2,037
Safety
85th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#3
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC
212 trucks DOT 255684
Weekly Pay
$1,975
Avg. +$6,000 sign-onSafety
95th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
OTR
Regional
#4
Covenant Transport Inc
1,094 trucks DOT 273818
Weekly Pay
$1,762
Avg. +$2,500 sign-onSafety
87th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#5
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC
265 trucks DOT 1065394
Weekly Pay
$2,200
Safety
87th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
OTR
Regional
#6
Mountain States L.P. Gas
21 trucks DOT 427735
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Safety
94th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#7
Great Plains Trucking Inc.
86 trucks DOT 205160
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Safety
97th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#8
OMAHA TRACK INC
81 trucks DOT 306966
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Safety
91th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
OTR
#9
PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC
110 trucks DOT 2170456
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
88th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#10
True Transport Inc.
25 trucks DOT 86876
Weekly Pay
$2,250
Safety
92th pctl
Response
18/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
OTR
#11
Badger Express LLC
50 trucks DOT 451877
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
93th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#12
ARKA EXPRESS INC
791 trucks DOT 1710817
Weekly Pay
$1,666
Safety
90th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
3
Guaranteed Pay
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
Local
Regional
OTR
#13
CUSTOM COMMODITIES TRANSPORT
200 trucks DOT 293238
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Safety
93th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
OTR
#14
LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
100 trucks DOT 124408
Weekly Pay
$1,680
Safety
80th pctl
Response
42/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#15
Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc.
25 trucks DOT 1185121
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
91th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
OTR
#16
JS HELWIG & SON LLC
477 trucks DOT 185183
Weekly Pay
$1,850
Safety
83th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#17
G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC
171 trucks DOT 328883
Weekly Pay
$1,650
Avg. +$7,000 sign-onSafety
88th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#18
WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE
Responsive
4 trucks DOT 4242635
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Avg. +$1,000 sign-onSafety
53th pctl
Response
93/100
Open Jobs
1
Guaranteed Pay
Medical
401k
Dental
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#19
SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC
85 trucks DOT 599145
Weekly Pay
$2,437
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
79th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Pets OK
OTR
#20
MC CARRIER LLC
120 trucks DOT 2400167
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Safety
86th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#21
G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC
30 trucks DOT 782050
Weekly Pay
$2,045
Safety
87th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#22
FW TRUCKING
45 trucks DOT 432307
Weekly Pay
$1,800
Safety
83th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
OTR
#23
H & M TRUCKING INC
270 trucks DOT 290983
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Safety
86th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
4
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#24
ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC
80 trucks DOT 2817441
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Avg. +$1,000 sign-onSafety
73th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#25
CYCLE LOGISTICS INC
45 trucks DOT 601578
Weekly Pay
$2,050
Safety
81th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Local
#26
ALBA TRANS INC
22 trucks DOT 2843762
Weekly Pay
$3,000
Avg. +$10,000 sign-onSafety
72th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Guaranteed Pay
Medical
401k
Dental
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#27
HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC
322 trucks DOT 507308
Weekly Pay
$1,650
Safety
85th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#28
SUMMERFORD TRUCK LINE INC
81 trucks DOT 97879
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Safety
73th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Guaranteed Pay
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#29
KEN GRAHAM TRUCKING INC
76 trucks DOT 71976
Weekly Pay
$1,800
Safety
75th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Regional
#30
RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC
15 trucks DOT 3437344
Weekly Pay
$1,652
Safety
77th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Guaranteed Pay
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#31
A & H INC
35 trucks DOT 46339
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$3,000 sign-onSafety
79th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
OTR
#32
KAISER TRANSPORT INC
42 trucks DOT 637350
Weekly Pay
$1,855
Safety
75th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#33
PASCAL CARRIER INC
25 trucks DOT 2250349
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
79th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
OTR
#34
AFC Transport, Inc
140 trucks DOT 2405573
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Safety
80th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#35
Alco Transportation Inc
98 trucks DOT 525677
Weekly Pay
$1,800
Safety
79th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
OTR
#36
AN ENTERPRISE INC
110 trucks DOT 1750906
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Safety
80th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#37
BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC
50 trucks DOT 522095
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$3,000 sign-onSafety
69th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#38
EA EXPRESS LLC
18 trucks DOT 3079580
Weekly Pay
$1,900
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#39
Herrington Transportation Inc.
59 trucks DOT 540627
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Safety
74th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#40
CARGORX DRY CAPACITY
27 trucks DOT 2562901
Weekly Pay
$1,900
Safety
73th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#41
Bertch Cabinet LLC
15 trucks DOT 230549
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Riders OK
OTR
#42
HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC
36 trucks DOT 1341547
Weekly Pay
$1,887
Avg. +$1,000 sign-onSafety
68th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#43
GURTLER INDUSTRIES INC
5 trucks DOT 3724761
Weekly Pay
$2,250
Safety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Pets OK
OTR
#44
DOUBLE V V INC
75 trucks DOT 572464
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$1,000 sign-onSafety
60th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
OTR
#45
CJC CARRIER LLC
20 trucks DOT 3141478
Weekly Pay
$2,150
Safety
68th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#46
TDR TRANSPORT
21 trucks DOT 1937393
Weekly Pay
$2,200
Safety
61th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
OTR
#47
SEMO EXPRESS LLC
73 trucks DOT 1651615
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Safety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#48
Bakers Express
60 trucks DOT 2575270
Weekly Pay
$1,950
Safety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
OTR
#49
EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC
60 trucks DOT 2254336
Weekly Pay
$1,732
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR