Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Bayonne, New Jersey (November 2026)
Bayonne, New Jersey's W2 trucking market includes 304 active carriers as of November 2026. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,875 and an average $3,750 sign-on bonus. Herrington Transportation Inc. follows at $2,000/week. New Jersey is the primary Northeast freight gateway through Port Newark / Elizabeth — the busiest container port on the East Coast — with the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and dense intermodal facilities serving the New York metro market.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #5 and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #7 are new to the top 50 in Bayonne, New Jersey. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#26 → #2). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#2 → #19) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#37 → #47). Elsewhere in the top 50, 4 carriers joined, 6 left, and 36 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
Where CDL pay is strongest in Bayonne, New Jersey this month
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,875/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,875/wk
HandledNow LLC is number-one in Bayonne, New Jersey this month on the composite ranking. On driver fitness, the carrier ranks in the 99th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. Lanefinder's application data flags HandledNow LLC as a responsive employer.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. rose 24 positions month-over-month, from #26 to #2. Pay sits above the 86th percentile in the Bayonne, New Jersey market. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Bayonne, New Jersey.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. climbed from #9 to #3 this month — one of the biggest moves in Bayonne, New Jersey. The carrier ranks in the 97th percentile for weekly pay in Bayonne, New Jersey. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
Despite ranking below #1, True Transport Inc. outpays the leader on weekly average — $2,250/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #6 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #7 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #8 Maumee Express, Inc. at $1,925/wk, #9 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #10 GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION at $1,750/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Bayonne, New Jersey
19% of Bayonne, New Jersey's active CDL postings are regional and 65% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (16%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 1% of Bayonne, New Jersey postings; dedicated routes at 30%; take-truck-home at 68%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 57% and riders-allowed at 57%.
Bayonne, New Jersey vs New Jersey: the numbers that diverge
| Bayonne, New Jersey | New Jersey top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 24% | 38% | -14 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 86% | 80% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Among the figures above, dedicated routes is where Bayonne, New Jersey differs most from New Jersey — 14 points below statewide.
Driving CDL in New Jersey
New Jersey is the primary Northeast freight gateway through Port Newark-Elizabeth — the busiest container port on the East Coast — with the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and dense intermodal facilities feeding the New York metro market. Drayage out of the port is a major CDL segment. Cost of living is high; New Jersey state income tax is high and graduated (peaks above 10%). Bridge and tunnel tolls, truck-route restrictions on the Garden State Parkway (trucks over 10,000 lb are barred north of Exit 105), and limits on certain Hudson crossings add planning overhead. Traffic around Fort Lee and the George Washington Bridge (I-95) is among the worst in the country.
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How we compile these rankings
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 November 2026.