Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Apple Valley, Minnesota (July 2026)
Apple Valley, Minnesota, July 2026: 320 active W2 trucking carriers. True Transport Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,250. Forest Brook Trucking LLC follows at $1,600/week. Minnesota freight moves on the I-35 / I-94 Twin Cities metro grid and reaches the Great Lakes at Duluth, with large agricultural export volumes — soybeans, corn, and wheat — and a significant medical-device manufacturing sector.
What changed in July 2026
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The trucking companies leading Apple Valley, Minnesota this month
The top of the list is True Transport Inc. at $2,250/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. tops the Apple Valley, Minnesota ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. True Transport Inc. sits in the 97th percentile for weekly pay among Apple Valley, Minnesota carriers. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 99th percentile.
#2Forest Brook Trucking LLC — $1,600/wk
Forest Brook Trucking LLC ranks in the 97th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data. Lanefinder's application data flags Forest Brook Trucking LLC as a responsive employer.
#3PREMIER TRANSPORTATION — $1,950/wk
PREMIER TRANSPORTATION's weekly pay ranks in the 87th percentile across Apple Valley, Minnesota. PREMIER TRANSPORTATION's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 97th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #6 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #7 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #8 Badger Express LLC at $1,700/wk, #9 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #10 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Apple Valley, Minnesota
Of active CDL postings in Apple Valley, Minnesota this month, 15% are regional and 75% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 10%.
Across Apple Valley, Minnesota CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 74% take-truck-home, 63% pet-friendly, 63% riders-allowed.
Where Apple Valley, Minnesota differs from the Minnesota baseline
The largest gap is on sign-on bonus availability: Apple Valley, Minnesota sits 8 points above the Minnesota baseline.
Driving CDL in Minnesota
Minnesota freight moves on the I-35 / I-94 Twin Cities grid and reaches the Great Lakes at Duluth, a significant Lake Superior port. Agricultural exports — soybeans, corn, wheat — drive heavy outbound volume. A significant medical-device manufacturing sector (Medtronic and others) generates high-value freight. Winter is the dominant operational variable: sub-zero stretches affect equipment, idle-time policy, and HOS realism. Minnesota has a high graduated state income tax — among the higher rates in the country. The Twin Cities have unusually-designed truck-restricted bridges; first-time runs should consult routing notes carefully.
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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 July 2026.