Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts (November 2026)
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, November 2026: 208 active W2 trucking carriers. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,900 and an average $5,000 sign-on bonus. Herrington Transportation Inc. follows at $2,000/week. 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 the nation's largest life-sciences cluster generating cold-chain and hazmat lanes.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #4 and Mountain States L.P. Gas at #6 are new to the top 50 in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#20 → #2). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#28 → #43). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 4 left, and 42 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #20 | #2 | Up 18 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #5 | #3 | Up 2 places |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #4 | New |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #2 | #5 | Down 3 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #3 | #7 | Down 4 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #4 | #8 | Down 4 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #6 | #9 | Down 3 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #7 | #10 | Down 3 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #9 | #11 | Down 2 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #8 | #12 | Down 4 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #10 | #13 | Down 3 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #11 | #14 | Down 3 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #13 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #16 | New |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #14 | #17 | Down 3 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #19 | #18 | Up 1 place |
| WIN Waste Innovations | #17 | #19 | Down 2 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #15 | #20 | Down 5 places |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #18 | #21 | Down 3 places |
| NEIER INC | #16 | #22 | Down 6 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #22 | #23 | Down 1 place |
| ARCTIC EXPRESS | #21 | #25 | Down 4 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #25 | #26 | Down 1 place |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #23 | #27 | Down 4 places |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #26 | #28 | Down 2 places |
| Prime Inc. | #27 | #29 | Down 2 places |
| MARK IV TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC | #29 | #30 | Down 1 place |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #30 | #31 | Down 1 place |
| StaffWorthy | Not ranked | #32 | New |
| Cross Integrated Transport, LLC | #31 | #33 | Down 2 places |
| CNA FREIGHT LLC | #37 | #34 | Up 3 places |
| STONE TRANSPORT | #33 | #35 | Down 2 places |
| NTA, LTD. | #32 | #36 | Down 4 places |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #34 | #37 | Down 3 places |
| Bakers Express | #35 | #38 | Down 3 places |
| BALKAN EXPRESS LLC | #38 | #39 | Down 1 place |
| K & R TRANSPORT LLC | #39 | #40 | Down 1 place |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #40 | #41 | Down 1 place |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #41 | #42 | Down 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #28 | #43 | Down 15 places |
| LIBERTY HAULERS INC | #42 | #44 | Down 2 places |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #43 | #45 | Down 2 places |
| 1 MTX LLC | #44 | #46 | Down 2 places |
| KZY Logistics LLC | #45 | #47 | Down 2 places |
| BROADWATER LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION INC | #46 | #48 | Down 2 places |
| HORIZON TRANSPORTATION | #48 | #49 | Down 1 place |
| TRANSMASTER TRANSPORT LLC | #49 | #50 | Down 1 place |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #12 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| ELITE EXPRESS | #36 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| NAJJAR BROTHERS LLC | #47 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| GOLDEN LION INC | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,900/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,900/wk
HandledNow LLC leads the Barnstable Town, Massachusetts market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Strongest FMCSA dimension is driver fitness — 99th percentile. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
HandledNow LLC leads Barnstable Town, Massachusetts's top 10 on sign-on bonus, advertising $5,000 for new drivers.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. rose 18 positions month-over-month, from #20 to #2. Weekly pay here lands in the 89th percentile across Barnstable Town, Massachusetts. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Barnstable Town, Massachusetts. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
True Transport Inc. actually pays more weekly than the top-ranked carrier — $2,250/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #7 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
The route mix in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts this month tilts OTR: 17% regional, 81% OTR, 2% local, 0% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Barnstable Town, Massachusetts CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 25% dedicated, 76% take-truck-home, 65% pet-friendly, 65% riders-allowed.
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts vs Massachusetts: the numbers that diverge
| Barnstable Town, Massachusetts | Massachusetts top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet-friendly fleets | 72% | 64% | +8 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 84% | 78% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
The largest gap is on pet-friendly fleets: Barnstable Town, Massachusetts sits 8 points 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 a recurring truck bottleneck. 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
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- CDL driver salary in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
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The methodology behind the rankings
The composite score is 30% compensation, 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits, and 20% operational performance. Pay percentiles are computed against carriers currently hiring in each market; FMCSA percentiles come from SAFER and weight unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2× heavier than the other three dimensions. Updated November 2026.