Updated July 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in Montana (July 2026)
Lanefinder is tracking 497 owner-operator carriers in Montana (July 2026). ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC leads with an average gross weekly revenue of $5,500. WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC follows at $2,437/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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Montana's top owner-operator carriers right now
The top of the list is ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC at $5,500/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC — $5,500/wk
ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC leads the Montana market on combined gross revenue and ranking score this month. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 96th percentile. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Montana median.
#2WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC — $2,437/wk
WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on hours-of-service compliance — 96th percentile. Lanefinder's application data flags WINNERS TRANSPORTATION LLC as a responsive employer.
#3Rickman Transport, LLC — $9,250/wk
Rickman Transport, LLC pays above the 91st percentile on gross weekly revenue for the Montana market. On hours-of-service compliance, the carrier ranks in the 96th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
For sign-on cash, Rickman Transport, LLC posts the largest bonus in Montana's top 10 at $6,000.
Also in the top 10: #4 GNS TRUCKING INC at $9,000/wk, #5 OVERLOG INC at $3,613/wk, #6 Ali Star Inc at $10,000/wk, #7 BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS at $7,000/wk, #8 BB8 FREIGHT CO at $12,666/wk, #9 C & G TRANSPORTATION INC at $7,500/wk, #10 TP TRUCKING at $8,500/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 2% of Montana postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 93%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 76% and riders-allowed at 73%.
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
- 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 July 2026.