Updated July 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in Bozeman, Montana (July 2026)
437 owner-operator carriers are currently posting jobs in Bozeman, Montana as of July 2026. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC leads with an average gross weekly revenue of $8,500. INLAND EMPIRE LLC follows at $7,875/week gross. Montana freight is defined by long haul on the Northern Tier I-90 / I-94 corridors, with agricultural shipments of wheat and cattle, coal export volumes from the Powder River Basin, and oil-field service routes in the Bakken region.
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Bozeman, Montana's top owner-operator carriers right now
The top of the list is ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC at $8,500/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC — $8,500/wk
ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC tops the Bozeman, Montana ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC pays above the 88th percentile on gross weekly revenue for the Bozeman, Montana market. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 96th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Bozeman, Montana.
#2INLAND EMPIRE LLC — $7,875/wk
INLAND EMPIRE LLC pays above the 82nd percentile on gross weekly revenue for the Bozeman, Montana market.
#3WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC — $2,437/wk
WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on hours-of-service compliance — 96th percentile. WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Bozeman, Montana median.
Also in the top 10: #4 Rickman Transport, LLC at $9,250/wk, #5 GNS TRUCKING INC at $9,000/wk, #6 OVERLOG INC at $3,613/wk, #7 Ali Star Inc at $10,000/wk, #8 BB8 FREIGHT CO at $12,666/wk, #9 BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS at $7,000/wk, #10 C & G TRANSPORTATION INC at $7,500/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Bozeman, Montana
6% of Bozeman, Montana's active CDL postings are regional and 93% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (1%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Bozeman, Montana postings; dedicated routes at 26%; take-truck-home at 93%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 75% and riders-allowed at 73%.
How Bozeman, Montana compares to Montana
Bozeman, Montana's biggest divergence from Montana is on average weekly pay, 9% above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Montana
Montana freight runs the Northern Tier I-90 / I-94 corridors — long, lightly-trafficked, often beautiful, and operationally serious. Wheat and cattle freight dominate outbound; coal from the Powder River Basin generates significant rail-to-truck transfers. Oil-field service in the eastern Bakken corner of the state adds energy-sector loads. Winter is severe and long. Cost of living is moderate, with the Bozeman and Missoula corridors notably more expensive than the rest of the state. Montana has a moderate graduated state income tax. Distances are real: "long-haul" here means a different scale than the Northeast.
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The methodology behind the rankings
Four weighted components. Compensation carries 30% and includes pay percentile, sign-on bonus tier, guaranteed-pay availability, and settlement frequency. FMCSA safety carries 25%, built from five SAFER dimensions. Benefits carry 25%, scored separately for W2 versus owner-operator carriers. Operational performance carries 20%, measuring application responsiveness and fleet scale. Updated July 2026.