2026 Rankings
Best Trucking Companies in Illinois
Ranked by pay, safety, responsiveness, and driver benefits from 722 carriers with active job listings.
Avg Weekly Pay
$1,834
across top 48 carriers
Safety Score
76th
avg FMCSA percentile
Responsive
12
of 48 respond within 24h
Open Positions
66
across top 48 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 48 Carriers
Sorted by overall
#1
Brenny Specialized Inc
Responsive
64 drivers DOT 686095
Weekly Pay
$1,650
Safety
88th pctl
Response
98/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#2
McLeod Express LLC
Responsive
291 drivers DOT 992986
Weekly Pay
$1,350
Avg. +$1,500 sign-onSafety
88th pctl
Response
99/100
Open Jobs
5
Guaranteed Pay
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
Local
OTR
Semi-Local
#3
TAZ TRUCKING INC
Responsive
102 drivers DOT 1268158
Weekly Pay
$1,800
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
70th pctl
Response
93/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#4
KEEP TRUCKING LLC
Responsive
110 drivers DOT 2262722
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Safety
82th pctl
Response
99/100
Open Jobs
2
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#5
Herrington Transportation Inc.
Responsive
59 drivers DOT 540627
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Safety
74th pctl
Response
98/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#6
SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC
Responsive
63 drivers DOT 2071213
Weekly Pay
$1,825
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
83th pctl
Response
80/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
OTR
#7
H & M TRUCKING INC
Responsive
270 drivers DOT 290983
Weekly Pay
$1,514
Safety
85th pctl
Response
97/100
Open Jobs
7
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#8
Bestmark Express
Responsive
14 drivers DOT 1007378
Weekly Pay
$2,050
Safety
69th pctl
Response
75/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#9
KEN GRAHAM TRUCKING INC
76 drivers DOT 71976
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Safety
80th pctl
Response
37/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Regional
#10
Covenant Transport Inc
1,094 drivers DOT 273818
Weekly Pay
$1,762
Avg. +$2,500 sign-onSafety
86th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#11
SILVER CREEK TRANSPORTATION LC
Responsive
25 drivers DOT 1835712
Weekly Pay
$1,500
Safety
75th pctl
Response
96/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#12
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC
265 drivers 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
#13
DIVINE ENTERPRISES
Responsive
150 drivers DOT 1134917
Weekly Pay
$1,375
Safety
85th pctl
Response
82/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
OTR
#14
Great Plains Trucking Inc.
86 drivers DOT 205160
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Safety
95th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#15
MCK TRUCKING INC
150 drivers DOT 528760
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
84th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#16
OMAHA TRACK INC
81 drivers DOT 306966
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Safety
90th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
OTR
#17
PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC
110 drivers DOT 2170456
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
87th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#18
PREMIER TRANSPORTATION
801 drivers DOT 282577
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Safety
84th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#19
CUSTOM COMMODITIES TRANSPORT
200 drivers 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
#20
Badger Express LLC
50 drivers DOT 451877
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
92th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#21
GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION
49 drivers DOT 3395433
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
80th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#22
J & H TRUCKING INC
Responsive
94 drivers DOT 598343
Weekly Pay
$1,475
Avg. +$500 sign-onSafety
83th pctl
Response
98/100
Open Jobs
2
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#23
SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC
85 drivers DOT 599145
Weekly Pay
$2,437
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
87th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Pets OK
OTR
#24
South East Carriers INC
Responsive
172 drivers DOT 272134
Weekly Pay
$1,600
Safety
71th pctl
Response
70/100
Open Jobs
2
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#25
JS HELWIG & SON LLC
477 drivers DOT 185183
Weekly Pay
$1,850
Safety
85th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#26
KOTTKE TRUCKING INC
220 drivers DOT 108173
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Safety
77th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#27
MC CARRIER LLC
120 drivers DOT 2400167
Weekly Pay
$1,700
Safety
84th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#28
HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC
322 drivers 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
#29
Nationwide Rail Services
32 drivers DOT 1309810
Weekly Pay
$1,989
Safety
84th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Local
#30
ZELLER TRANSPORTATION LLC
55 drivers DOT 1017769
Weekly Pay
$1,900
Safety
78th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
Regional
#31
HMD TRUCKING INC
600 drivers DOT 976560
Weekly Pay
$1,612
Avg. +$2,500 sign-onSafety
76th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
4
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
OTR
#32
RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC
15 drivers DOT 3437344
Weekly Pay
$1,652
Safety
78th 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
#33
KAISER TRANSPORT INC
42 drivers DOT 637350
Weekly Pay
$1,855
Safety
79th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#34
ALBA TRANS INC
22 drivers 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
#35
ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC
80 drivers DOT 2817441
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Avg. +$1,000 sign-onSafety
69th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#36
C & G TRANSPORTATION INC
53 drivers DOT 683537
Weekly Pay
$1,875
Safety
80th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
2
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
OTR
Regional
#37
ARCTIC EXPRESS
55 drivers DOT 193073
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$5,000 sign-onSafety
75th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#38
PASCAL CARRIER INC
25 drivers DOT 2250349
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$2,000 sign-onSafety
80th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
OTR
#39
A & H INC
35 drivers DOT 46339
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$3,000 sign-onSafety
72th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Riders OK
OTR
#40
BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC
50 drivers DOT 522095
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$3,000 sign-onSafety
71th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#41
KRUPP TRUCKING LLC
30 drivers DOT 946423
Weekly Pay
$2,200
Safety
74th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Dental
Vision
Paid Vacation
Pets OK
Riders OK
Regional
#42
EA EXPRESS LLC
18 drivers 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
#43
BROADWATER LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION INC
10 drivers DOT 2583511
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Safety
50th pctl
Response
58/100
Open Jobs
1
Medical
Dental
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
Riders OK
OTR
#44
Bertch Cabinet LLC
15 drivers 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
#45
REVV TRANSPORT
5 drivers DOT 3682903
Weekly Pay
$1,750
Avg. +$2,500 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
OTR
#46
GURTLER INDUSTRIES INC
5 drivers 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
#47
SEMO EXPRESS LLC
73 drivers 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
KENNEDY TRANSPORTATION INC
40 drivers DOT 213011
Weekly Pay
$2,000
Avg. +$3,000 sign-onSafety
50th pctl
Response
—
Open Jobs
1
Medical
401k + Match
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Dedicated
Take Truck Home
Pets OK
OTR
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