Updated November 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in Missoula, Montana (November 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 437 owner-operator carriers hiring in Missoula, Montana. Rankings below reflect November 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC leads with an average gross weekly revenue of $8,500. MONDO MOTION LLC follows at $9,250/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 November 2026
MONDO MOTION LLC at #2, MAYBACH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC at #3, and WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC at #5 are new to the top 50 in Missoula, Montana. Biggest climbs: ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC (#15 → #1) and WLC GROUP INC (#35 → #21). ARCHER HOLDING GROUP (was #8) and KILO METER LOGISTIC INC (was #10) left the top 50. Average weekly pay moved most at EXPRESS CR INC (up 18.2% from $2,750 to $3,250). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 3 left, and 31 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC | #15 | #1 | Up 14 places |
| MONDO MOTION LLC | Not ranked | #2 | New |
| MAYBACH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC | Not ranked | #3 | New |
| Rickman Transport, LLC | #1 | #4 | Down 3 places |
| WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC | Not ranked | #5 | New |
| GNS TRUCKING INC | #2 | #7 | Down 5 places |
| Ali Star Inc | #3 | #8 | Down 5 places |
| BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS | #4 | #9 | Down 5 places |
| C & G TRANSPORTATION INC | #5 | #10 | Down 5 places |
| COOL MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT | #9 | #11 | Down 2 places |
| TITAN FREIGHT LINES INC | #7 | #12 | Down 5 places |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #12 | #13 | Down 1 place |
| Goldway Trans LLC | #11 | #14 | Down 3 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #14 | #15 | Down 1 place |
| LUXOR DRIVE INC | #13 | #17 | Down 4 places |
| HERMES NVC CORP | Not ranked | #18 | New |
| TIM RYAN TRUCKING LLC | #17 | #19 | Down 2 places |
| WLC GROUP INC | #35 | #21 | Up 14 placesweekly pay up 4.2% ($3,000 → $3,125) |
| CO Lines Inc | #21 | #22 | Down 1 place |
| BIG JOHN EXPEDITED INC | #18 | #23 | Down 5 places |
| MEGA TRUCKS INC | #22 | #25 | Down 3 places |
| LEGACY CARGO LLC | #23 | #26 | Down 3 places |
| J & J Oil LLC | #19 | #27 | Down 8 places |
| HIRSI LOGISTICS LLC | #30 | #28 | Up 2 places |
| Voyager Express | #31 | #30 | Up 1 place |
| MAGIC TRANS LLC | #32 | #31 | Up 1 place |
| EXPRESS CR INC | #37 | #32 | Up 5 placesweekly pay up 18.2% ($2,750 → $3,250) |
| SUNGOR TRANSPORTATION INC | #27 | #33 | Down 6 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #33 | #34 | Down 1 place |
| American Eagle Enterprise | #36 | #35 | Up 1 place |
| COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION LLC | #40 | #36 | Up 4 places |
| AS TRANSPORTATION INC | Not ranked | #37 | New |
| A & H INC | #41 | #38 | Up 3 places |
| LINESTAR EXPRESS LLC | #34 | #39 | Down 5 places |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #39 | #40 | Down 1 place |
| MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC | #38 | #41 | Down 3 places |
| MILESTONE TRUCKING LLC | #47 | #45 | Up 2 places |
| HORIZON TRANSPORTATION | #45 | #46 | Down 1 place |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| ARCHER HOLDING GROUP | #8 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| KILO METER LOGISTIC INC | #10 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| A&M CARRIERS INC | #25 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC | #26 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| BLACK EAGLE EXPRESS LLC | #28 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Where owner-operator pay is strongest in Missoula, 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 tops the Missoula, Montana ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Gross weekly revenue here lands in the 93rd percentile across Missoula, Montana. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC ranks in the 87th percentile for driver fitness on FMCSA SAFER data. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#2MONDO MOTION LLC — $9,250/wk
MONDO MOTION LLC is new to the Missoula, Montana top 50 this month — first appearance in this ranking. Gross weekly revenue here lands in the 95th percentile across Missoula, Montana. MONDO MOTION LLC ranks in the 98th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data. MONDO MOTION LLC tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#3MAYBACH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC — $3,025/wk
MAYBACH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC is new to the Missoula, Montana top 50 this month — first appearance in this ranking. On driver fitness, the carrier ranks in the 96th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. MAYBACH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Missoula, Montana median.
Also in the top 10: #4 Rickman Transport, LLC at $9,250/wk, #5 WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC at $2,657/wk, #6 IKKO LOGISTICS LLC at $7,500/wk, #7 GNS TRUCKING INC at $9,000/wk, #8 Ali Star Inc at $10,000/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 Missoula, Montana
Of active CDL postings in Missoula, Montana this month, 6% are regional and 93% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 1%.
Across Missoula, Montana CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 28% dedicated, 93% take-truck-home, 73% pet-friendly, 71% riders-allowed.
Missoula, Montana vs Montana: the numbers that diverge
Missoula, Montana's biggest divergence from Montana is on average weekly pay, 7% 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. 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
- Best trucking companies in Missoula, Montana
- CDL driver salary in Missoula, Montana
- Best owner-operator companies in Montana
How we compile these rankings
Compensation is the largest single weight at 30% — pay percentile, sign-on bonus, guaranteed-pay availability, and settlement cadence. FMCSA safety contributes 25%, built from five SAFER dimensions with unsafe-driving and hours-of-service weighted 2× heavier. Benefits contribute 25%, scored separately for W2 versus owner-operator and 1099 carriers. Operational performance — application responsiveness and fleet scale — contributes 20%. Updated November 2026.