Updated July 2026
Best Owner-Operator Companies in New Bedford, Massachusetts (July 2026)
New Bedford, Massachusetts's owner-operator market includes 485 active carriers as of July 2026. ROLLING ON WHEELS LLC leads with an average gross weekly revenue of $8,500. INLAND EMPIRE LLC follows at $7,875/week gross. Massachusetts freight runs on the I-90 / I-93 / I-95 metro grid through Boston, with Port of Boston handling bulk and container cargo and a major concentration of biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing requiring cold-chain and hazmat lanes.
What changed in July 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
New Bedford, Massachusetts's top owner-operator carriers right now
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 New Bedford, Massachusetts ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Pay sits above the 88th percentile in the New Bedford, Massachusetts market. On driver fitness, the carrier ranks in the 96th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
#2INLAND EMPIRE LLC — $7,875/wk
INLAND EMPIRE LLC's gross weekly revenue ranks in the 88th percentile across New Bedford, Massachusetts.
#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 New Bedford, Massachusetts median.
Also in the top 10: #4 TITANIUM AMERICAN TRUCKING INC at $6,250/wk, #5 Rickman Transport, LLC at $9,250/wk, #6 OVERLOG INC at $3,613/wk, #7 Ali Star Inc at $9,000/wk, #8 BB8 FREIGHT CO at $12,666/wk, #9 BLUE LIGHTNING LOGISTICS at $7,000/wk, #10 IKKO LOGISTICS LLC at $8,250/wk.
What New Bedford, Massachusetts drivers actually run
The route mix in New Bedford, Massachusetts this month tilts OTR: 7% regional, 93% OTR, 0% local, 0% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of New Bedford, Massachusetts postings; dedicated routes at 28%; take-truck-home at 94%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 74% and riders-allowed at 71%.
New Bedford, Massachusetts vs Massachusetts: the numbers that diverge
The largest gap is on average weekly pay: New Bedford, Massachusetts sits 13% above the Massachusetts baseline.
Driving CDL in Massachusetts
Massachusetts freight runs on the I-90 / I-93 / I-95 grid through Boston, with the Port of Boston handling bulk and container cargo. A dense biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing cluster around Cambridge / Boston / Worcester requires cold-chain and hazmat-eligible lanes. The Big Dig tunnels have truck-height and hazmat restrictions worth checking before routing. Boston congestion is consistently in the worst US tier. Cost of living is among the highest nationally. Massachusetts has a moderate flat state income tax with an added surtax on very high incomes (not relevant for most drivers).
Related guides
- Best trucking companies in New Bedford, Massachusetts
- CDL driver salary in New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Best owner-operator companies in Massachusetts
Where this data comes from
Composite-score formula: compensation × 0.30, FMCSA safety × 0.25, benefits × 0.25, operational performance × 0.20. Compensation is anchored on pay percentile and lifted by sign-on bonus tier and guaranteed-pay availability. Operational performance is built mostly from driver-application response data in Lanefinder's platform, with fleet-scale percentile contributing a smaller portion. Updated July 2026.