Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Baytown, Texas (November 2026)
354 W2 trucking carriers are currently posting jobs in Baytown, Texas as of November 2026. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Texas freight moves on I-10 / I-35 / I-20 corridors connecting Gulf Coast energy and Port of Houston to border crossings at Laredo and El Paso — two of the busiest US-Mexico commercial crossings — and large retail and manufacturing distribution inland.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #4, DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #6, and CAR TRANSPORT INC at #7 are new to the top 50 in Baytown, Texas. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#30 → #1). Biggest falls: BAY OIL COMPANY (#8 → #43), LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #19), and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#38 → #49). AHRENS BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC (was #5) left the top 50. Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 5 left, and 31 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
The trucking companies leading Baytown, Texas 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 Baytown, Texas ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Pay sits above the 83rd percentile in the Baytown, Texas market. Herrington Transportation Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Baytown, Texas median.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is up from #10 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Baytown, Texas ranking. True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Baytown, Texas. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
Despite ranking below #1, True Transport Inc. outpays the leader on weekly average — $2,250/week.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 88th percentile on weekly pay for the Baytown, Texas market. On vehicle maintenance, the carrier ranks in the 94th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #5 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #6 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #7 CAR TRANSPORT INC at $1,650/wk, #8 HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC at $1,850/wk, #9 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #10 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Baytown, Texas
Of active CDL postings in Baytown, Texas this month, 18% are regional and 75% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 7%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 3% of Baytown, Texas postings; dedicated routes at 26%; take-truck-home at 74%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 61% and riders-allowed at 60%.
How Baytown, Texas compares to Texas
Among the figures above, dedicated routes is where Baytown, Texas differs most from Texas — 8 points below statewide.
Driving CDL in Texas
Texas is one of the largest CDL markets in the country and the deepest mix of lane types. Cross-border work out of Laredo and El Paso, oil-field service in the Permian Basin, dedicated retail out of Dallas and Houston, and reefer pulling produce out of the Rio Grande Valley all run from different parts of the state — and they pay very differently. Texas has no state income tax, which is real money on the back end. The summer heat is the operational variable most newcomers underestimate; equipment, hours, and load-securing all behave differently when ambient temps hit 110°F.
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Where this data comes from
Four weighted components. Compensation carries 30% and includes pay percentile, sign-on bonus tier, guaranteed-pay availability, and settlement frequency. FMCSA safety carries 25%, built from five SAFER dimensions. Benefits carry 25%, scored separately for W2 versus owner-operator carriers. Operational performance carries 20%, measuring application responsiveness and fleet scale. Updated November 2026.