Updated July 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in Great Falls, Montana (July 2026)
433 carriers in Great Falls, Montana are actively recruiting owner-operators as of July 2026. Each is scored on a composite of compensation, FMCSA safety, benefits, and operational performance. 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.
What changed in July 2026
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Where owner-operator pay is strongest in Great Falls, Montana this month
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 leads the Great Falls, Montana market on combined gross revenue and ranking score this month. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC sits in the 93rd percentile for gross weekly revenue among Great Falls, Montana carriers. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 96th percentile. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Great Falls, Montana median.
#2INLAND EMPIRE LLC — $7,875/wk
INLAND EMPIRE LLC sits in the 87th percentile for gross weekly revenue among Great Falls, Montana carriers.
#3WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC — $2,437/wk
WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC ranks in the 96th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data. WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Great Falls, 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 TP TRUCKING at $8,500/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Great Falls, Montana
6% of Great Falls, 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 Great Falls, Montana postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 93%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 75% and riders-allowed at 73%.
How Great Falls, Montana compares to Montana
Among the figures above, average weekly pay is where Great Falls, Montana differs most from Montana — 10% above statewide.
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.
Related guides
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Where this data comes from
Carriers are scored against carriers in their own market. The composite is 30% compensation (pay + bonus + guaranteed pay + settlement cadence), 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits (W2 vs owner-op scoring), and 20% operational performance (responsiveness + fleet scale). No paid placement — the weights are the same for every carrier in the index. Updated July 2026.