Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Arizona (November 2026)
Lanefinder is tracking 328 W2 trucking carriers in Arizona (November 2026). Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC follows at $1,700/week. Arizona sits on the I-10 east-west corridor and the I-19 border route to Nogales, with major freight flows through Phoenix and Tucson and growing semiconductor manufacturing in the Phoenix metro.
What changed in November 2026
HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC at #2 and Mountain States L.P. Gas at #6 are new to the top 50 in Arizona. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#27 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #20) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#37 → #50). Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 5 left, and 39 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #27 | #1 | Up 26 places |
| HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #2 | New |
| True Transport Inc. | #10 | #4 | Up 6 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #4 | #5 | Down 1 place |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| DICK IRVIN INC | #2 | #7 | Down 5 places |
| REEVE TRUCKING COMPANY | #6 | #8 | Down 2 places |
| SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC | #5 | #9 | Down 4 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #8 | #10 | Down 2 places |
| TUCKER FREIGHT LINES INC | Not ranked | #11 | New |
| FIVE BELOW INC | #7 | #12 | Down 5 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #9 | #13 | Down 4 places |
| Dillard Trucking | #15 | #14 | Up 1 place |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #11 | #15 | Down 4 places |
| Texas Pride Fuels | #13 | #16 | Down 3 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #12 | #17 | Down 5 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #17 | #18 | Down 1 place |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #14 | #19 | Down 5 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #20 | Down 19 places |
| Fisher Brothers Trucking | #16 | #21 | Down 5 places |
| MARKET EXPRESS LLC | #21 | #22 | Down 1 place |
| KAISER TRANSPORT INC | #20 | #23 | Down 3 places |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #23 | #25 | Down 2 places |
| NEIER INC | #22 | #26 | Down 4 places |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #19 | #27 | Down 8 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #25 | #28 | Down 3 places |
| RUNYAN CONSTRUCTION INC | #28 | #29 | Down 1 place |
| SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC | #29 | #30 | Down 1 place |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #26 | #31 | Down 5 places |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #32 | New |
| TAYLOR TRUCK LINE INC | #31 | #33 | Down 2 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #30 | #34 | Down 4 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #32 | #35 | Down 3 places |
| CARGO PROS LLC | #34 | #36 | Down 2 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #35 | #37 | Down 2 places |
| TERMINAL TRANSPORT INC | #33 | #38 | Down 5 places |
| SOUTHERN TRANSPORT LLC | #36 | #39 | Down 3 places |
| TRANS XPRESS LINE INC | #38 | #40 | Down 2 places |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #39 | #41 | Down 2 places |
| COYOTE XPRESS LLC | Not ranked | #42 | New |
| Southland Transportation | #40 | #43 | Down 3 places |
| StaffWorthy | #41 | #44 | Down 3 places |
| Bakers Express | #42 | #45 | Down 3 places |
| DRAKE FARMS TRUCKING INC | #44 | #46 | Down 2 places |
| KMH Logistics LLC | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #47 | #49 | Down 2 places |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #37 | #50 | Down 13 places |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #18 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #43 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| TRINITY X-PRESS LLC | #45 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| 1 MTX LLC | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Where CDL pay is strongest in Arizona this month
The top of the list is Herrington Transportation Inc. at $2,000/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. tops the Arizona ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Herrington Transportation Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 89th percentile across Arizona. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC — $1,700/wk
HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC is new to the Arizona top 50 this month — first appearance in this ranking. HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC ranks in the 93rd percentile for driver fitness on FMCSA SAFER data. HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#3DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC — $2,750/wk
DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC sits in the 99th percentile for weekly pay among Arizona carriers. DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 95th percentile.
DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC actually pays more weekly than the top-ranked carrier — $2,750/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #7 DICK IRVIN INC at $2,250/wk, #8 REEVE TRUCKING COMPANY at $1,900/wk, #9 SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC at $2,437/wk, #10 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Arizona
19% of Arizona's active CDL postings are regional and 74% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (7%).
Across Arizona CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 29% dedicated, 73% take-truck-home, 64% pet-friendly, 59% riders-allowed.
Driving CDL in Arizona
Arizona freight runs on the I-19 / I-10 corridor from the Nogales border crossing — one of the busiest US-Mexico commercial crossings — through Tucson and Phoenix metro distribution. Semiconductor fabs in the Phoenix metro add a high-value freight segment on top of the regional distribution base. Summer heat is the dominant operational variable: ambient temperatures above 110°F change how equipment behaves and how long you can run before forced cooling stops. Arizona has a low flat state income tax.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Arizona
- CDL driver salary in Arizona
- Best trucking companies in the United States
The methodology behind the rankings
Pay carriers against each other within the same market (30%). Layer a weighted FMCSA SAFER safety percentile on top (25%). Score the benefits package against what actually matters for the hiring type — W2 health/financial benefits or owner-op operational perks (25%). Finish with operational performance: responsiveness to driver applications plus fleet scale (20%). All percentiles are recomputed monthly. Updated November 2026.