Updated July 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in Arkansas (July 2026)
In Arkansas as of July 2026, 768 carriers are actively hiring owner-operators. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC leads with an average gross weekly revenue of $5,500. WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC follows at $2,437/week gross. Arkansas freight runs on I-40 east-west and I-55 / I-30 corridors, with massive retail distribution demand driven by Walmart's Bentonville headquarters and heavy agricultural shipments of rice, poultry, and soybeans.
What changed in July 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
Where owner-operator pay is strongest in Arkansas this month
The top of the list is ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC at $5,500/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC — $5,500/wk
ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC tops the Arkansas ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 96th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Arkansas.
#2WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC — $2,437/wk
WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC ranks in the 96th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Arkansas.
#3Performance Trucking Inc — $8,000/wk
Performance Trucking Inc pays above the 88th percentile on gross weekly revenue for the Arkansas market.
Also in the top 10: #4 OVERLOG INC at $3,613/wk, #5 WIDER GROUP INC at $6,250/wk, #6 BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS at $7,000/wk, #7 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $4,975/wk, #8 C & G TRANSPORTATION INC at $7,500/wk, #9 BB8 FREIGHT CO at $12,666/wk, #10 M&D TRANSPORT at $7,000/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Arkansas
The route mix in Arkansas this month tilts OTR: 12% regional, 87% OTR, 0% local, 1% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Arkansas postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 91%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 71% and riders-allowed at 67%.
Driving CDL in Arkansas
Arkansas freight runs on I-40 east-west and the I-30 / I-55 corridors, with Walmart's Bentonville headquarters anchoring the largest distribution-and-retail logistics flow in the state. Poultry and soybean reefer/dry-van freight is a steady segment from the Ozark region. Cost of living is among the lowest in the country, which makes the comp math work well for drivers based here. Arkansas has a low graduated state income tax. I-40 between Memphis and Little Rock is one of the busier mid-South freight lanes.
Related guides
- Best trucking companies in Arkansas
- CDL driver salary in Arkansas
- Best owner-operator companies in the United States
The methodology behind the rankings
Composite-score formula: compensation × 0.30, FMCSA safety × 0.25, benefits × 0.25, operational performance × 0.20. Compensation is anchored on pay percentile and lifted by sign-on bonus tier and guaranteed-pay availability. Operational performance is built mostly from driver-application response data in Lanefinder's platform, with fleet-scale percentile contributing a smaller portion. Updated July 2026.