Updated November 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in Montana (November 2026)
Lanefinder is tracking 499 owner-operator carriers in Montana (November 2026). MONDO MOTION LLC leads with an average gross weekly revenue of $9,250. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC follows at $6,500/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 #1, ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC at #2, and MAYBACH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC at #3 are new to the top 50 in Montana. Biggest climb: WLC GROUP INC (#34 → #22). Biggest fall: EXPRESS FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC (#1 → #41). KILO METER LOGISTIC INC (was #9) 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, 4 carriers joined, 6 left, and 33 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONDO MOTION LLC | Not ranked | #1 | New |
| ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC | Not ranked | #2 | New |
| MAYBACH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC | Not ranked | #3 | New |
| Rickman Transport, LLC | #2 | #4 | Down 2 places |
| WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC | Not ranked | #5 | New |
| IKKO LOGISTICS LLC | #7 | #6 | Up 1 place |
| GNS TRUCKING INC | #3 | #7 | Down 4 places |
| BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS | #4 | #8 | Down 4 places |
| C & G TRANSPORTATION INC | #6 | #9 | Down 3 places |
| Ali Star Inc | #5 | #10 | Down 5 places |
| COOL MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT | #8 | #11 | Down 3 places |
| MEGA TRUCKS INC | #11 | #12 | Down 1 place |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #12 | #13 | Down 1 place |
| TITAN FREIGHT LINES INC | #10 | #14 | Down 4 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #13 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| ITF Group | #15 | #16 | Down 1 place |
| LUXOR DRIVE INC | #14 | #17 | Down 3 places |
| HERMES NVC CORP | Not ranked | #18 | New |
| TIM RYAN TRUCKING LLC | #17 | #19 | Down 2 places |
| FIVE STAR TRUCKING INC | #16 | #20 | Down 4 places |
| CO Lines Inc | #18 | #21 | Down 3 places |
| WLC GROUP INC | #34 | #22 | Up 12 placesweekly pay up 4.2% ($3,000 → $3,125) |
| BIG JOHN EXPEDITED INC | #20 | #23 | Down 3 places |
| LEGACY CARGO LLC | #23 | #25 | Down 2 places |
| COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION LLC | #32 | #27 | Up 5 places |
| J & J Oil LLC | #19 | #28 | Down 9 places |
| Voyager Express | Not ranked | #29 | New |
| NV Transport Inc. | #28 | #30 | Down 2 places |
| EXPRESS CR INC | #37 | #31 | Up 6 placesweekly pay up 18.2% ($2,750 → $3,250) |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #33 | #32 | Up 1 place |
| SUNGOR TRANSPORTATION INC | #31 | #33 | Down 2 places |
| AS TRANSPORTATION INC | Not ranked | #34 | New |
| American Eagle Enterprise | #36 | #35 | Up 1 place |
| A & H INC | #39 | #36 | Up 3 places |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #38 | #37 | Up 1 place |
| LINESTAR EXPRESS LLC | #35 | #38 | Down 3 places |
| MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC | #40 | #39 | Up 1 place |
| Blue Diamond Transportation LLC | #41 | #40 | Up 1 place |
| EXPRESS FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC | #1 | #41 | Down 40 places |
| MILESTONE TRUCKING LLC | #46 | #44 | Up 2 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #44 | #46 | Down 2 places |
| NATIONWIDE TRANS INC | #48 | #47 | Up 1 place |
| BREEZE TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED | #47 | #48 | Down 1 place |
| KILO METER LOGISTIC INC | #9 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| AIA TRUCKING INC | #21 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| A&M CARRIERS INC | #22 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| BLACK EAGLE EXPRESS LLC | #25 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| DOGE Trucking LLC | #27 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC | #29 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| MAX MOVE LLC | #30 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Montana's top owner-operator carriers right now
The top of the list is MONDO MOTION LLC at $9,250/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1MONDO MOTION LLC — $9,250/wk
MONDO MOTION LLC tops the Montana ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. MONDO MOTION LLC pays above the 91st percentile on gross weekly revenue for the Montana market. MONDO MOTION LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on hours-of-service compliance — 98th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Montana.
#2ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC — $6,500/wk
ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC debuts in the Montana top 50 this month — it wasn't tracked here last month. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 87th percentile. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Montana median.
#3MAYBACH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC — $3,025/wk
MAYBACH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC makes its first-time appearance in Montana's ranking this month. Strongest FMCSA dimension is driver fitness — 96th percentile. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
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 BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS at $7,000/wk, #9 C & G TRANSPORTATION INC at $7,500/wk, #10 Ali Star Inc at $10,000/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Montana
Of active CDL postings in Montana this month, 6% are regional and 93% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 1%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 1% of Montana postings; dedicated routes at 29%; take-truck-home at 93%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 74% and riders-allowed at 71%.
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 Montana
- CDL driver salary in Montana
- Best owner-operator companies in the United States
The methodology behind the rankings
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 November 2026.