Updated September 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in Henderson, Nevada (September 2026)
There are 467 owner-operator carriers currently posting jobs in Henderson, Nevada. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of September 2026, not historical pay surveys. WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC leads with an average gross weekly revenue of $2,657 and an average $2,142 sign-on bonus. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC follows at $8,500/week gross. Nevada freight benefits from I-15 connecting Los Angeles to Las Vegas and I-80 cross-country, with the Reno-Sparks area emerging as a major West Coast distribution hub and growing data-center construction freight in the Reno metro.
What changed in September 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 Henderson, Nevada this month
The top of the list is WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC at $2,657/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC — $2,657/wk
WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC is number-one in Henderson, Nevada this month on the composite ranking. Top FMCSA dimension here is driver fitness, in the 92nd percentile. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#2WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC — $8,500/wk
WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC sits in the 94th percentile for gross weekly revenue among Henderson, Nevada carriers. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 93rd percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Henderson, Nevada.
#3Rickman Transport, LLC — $9,250/wk
Rickman Transport, LLC sits in the 96th percentile for gross weekly revenue among Henderson, Nevada carriers. Rickman Transport, LLC ranks in the 91st percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
Rickman Transport, LLC leads Henderson, Nevada's top 10 on sign-on bonus, advertising $6,000 for new drivers.
Also in the top 10: #4 Ali Star Inc at $10,000/wk, #5 BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS at $7,000/wk, #6 KILO METER LOGISTIC INC at $7,500/wk, #7 C & G TRANSPORTATION INC at $7,500/wk, #8 TP TRUCKING at $8,500/wk, #9 LOAD MONSTER INC at $2,450/wk, #10 COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION LLC at $4,366/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Henderson, Nevada
8% of Henderson, Nevada's active CDL postings are regional and 92% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (0%).
Across Henderson, Nevada CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 28% dedicated, 92% take-truck-home, 73% pet-friendly, 71% riders-allowed.
Henderson, Nevada vs Nevada: the numbers that diverge
Henderson, Nevada's biggest divergence from Nevada is on average weekly pay, 3% above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Nevada
Nevada freight benefits from I-15 (the LA-to-Las Vegas spine) and I-80 cross-country. The Reno-Sparks area is a major West Coast distribution hub, in part because of its no-state-income-tax pull on warehousing operations. Data-center construction in the Reno metro generates heavy industrial-equipment freight. Las Vegas hospitality and convention supply drives steady Southern Nevada lanes. Cost of living varies wildly between the metros (high) and the rural stretches (low). Nevada has no state income tax — meaningful money for drivers based here.
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How we compile these rankings
The score is built from four buckets. Thirty percent compensation, drawn from real active job postings and modified by bonus and settlement structure. Twenty-five percent safety, from FMCSA SAFER. Twenty-five percent benefits, scored hiring-type-aware. Twenty percent operational performance, drawn from how carriers actually behave toward applicants. Updated September 2026.