Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Bentonville, Arkansas (November 2026)
Bentonville, Arkansas has 322 active W2 trucking carriers as of November 2026. The carriers ranked below are scored on real driver pay, FMCSA safety, benefits, and how they treat applicants. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Arkansas freight runs on I-40 east-west and I-55 / I-30 corridors, with massive retail distribution demand driven by Walmart's Bentonville headquarters and heavy agricultural shipments of rice, poultry, and soybeans.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #5, Mountain States L.P. Gas at #6, and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #8 are new to the top 50 in Bentonville, Arkansas. Biggest climbs: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#28 → #1) and FW TRUCKING (#18 → #3). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #19) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#37 → #50). Elsewhere in the top 50, 4 carriers joined, 7 left, and 32 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #28 | #1 | Up 27 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #6 | #2 | Up 4 places |
| FW TRUCKING | #18 | #3 | Up 15 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #2 | #4 | Down 2 places |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #5 | New |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #3 | #7 | Down 4 places |
| DICK LAVY TRUCKING | Not ranked | #8 | New |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #5 | #9 | Down 4 places |
| South East Carriers INC | #4 | #10 | Down 6 places |
| TAYLOR TRUCK LINE INC | Not ranked | #11 | New |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #7 | #12 | Down 5 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #9 | #13 | Down 4 places |
| Farmers Oil Company Inc | #10 | #14 | Down 4 places |
| Texas Pride Fuels | #11 | #15 | Down 4 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #12 | #16 | Down 4 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #8 | #17 | Down 9 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #15 | #18 | Down 3 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #19 | Down 18 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #13 | #20 | Down 7 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #19 | #21 | Down 2 places |
| KAISER TRANSPORT INC | #20 | #22 | Down 2 places |
| TWIN CITY TRANSPORTATION INC | #25 | #23 | Up 2 places |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #17 | #25 | Down 8 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #21 | #27 | Down 6 places |
| NEIER INC | #23 | #28 | Down 5 places |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #29 | New |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #27 | #30 | Down 3 places |
| Z TRANSPORTATION INC | #30 | #31 | Down 1 place |
| LUCKY WORLD INC | Not ranked | #33 | New |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #29 | #34 | Down 5 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #34 | #35 | Down 1 place |
| BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC | #31 | #36 | Down 5 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #35 | #37 | Down 2 places |
| COYOTE XPRESS LLC | Not ranked | #41 | New |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #41 | #42 | Down 1 place |
| Caravan Inc | #42 | #43 | Down 1 place |
| Bakers Express | #43 | #44 | Down 1 place |
| SEMO EXPRESS LLC | #44 | #45 | Down 1 place |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #45 | #47 | Down 2 places |
| National Express Carriers | #47 | #48 | Down 1 place |
| MIG Logistics | #48 | #49 | Down 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #37 | #50 | Down 13 places |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #14 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #16 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC | #22 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #33 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| SOUTHERN TRANSPORT LLC | #36 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| 1 MTX LLC | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Bentonville, Arkansas's top trucking carriers right now
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. is number-one in Bentonville, Arkansas this month on the composite ranking. The carrier ranks in the 90th percentile for weekly pay in Bentonville, Arkansas. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. pays above the 91st percentile on weekly pay for the Bentonville, Arkansas market. 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.
#3FW TRUCKING — $1,750/wk
FW TRUCKING climbed from #18 to #3 this month — one of the biggest moves in Bentonville, Arkansas. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 90th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #6 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #7 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #9 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #10 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk.
What Bentonville, Arkansas drivers actually run
16% of Bentonville, Arkansas's active CDL postings are regional and 82% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (2%).
Across Bentonville, Arkansas CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 22% dedicated, 84% take-truck-home, 69% pet-friendly, 70% riders-allowed.
Bentonville, Arkansas vs Arkansas: the numbers that diverge
| Bentonville, Arkansas | Arkansas top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 22% | 35% | -13 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 94% | 82% | +12 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 82% | 71% | +11 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 76% | 67% | +9 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Bentonville, Arkansas's biggest divergence from Arkansas is on dedicated routes, 13 points below the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Arkansas
Arkansas freight runs on I-40 east-west and the I-30 / I-55 corridors, with Walmart's Bentonville headquarters anchoring a major distribution-and-retail logistics flow in the state. Poultry reefer freight from the Ozarks and row-crop freight from the Delta are steady segments. Cost of living is among the lowest in the country, which makes the comp math work well for drivers based here. Arkansas has a low graduated state income tax. I-40 between Memphis and Little Rock is one of the busier mid-South freight lanes.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Bentonville, Arkansas
- CDL driver salary in Bentonville, Arkansas
- Best trucking companies in Arkansas
Where this data comes from
Lanefinder's ranking algorithm weights compensation at 30%, FMCSA SAFER safety at 25%, benefits at 25%, and operational performance at 20%. Compensation reflects pay percentile plus sign-on bonus, guaranteed pay, and settlement-frequency adjustments. Benefits scoring is hiring-type-aware. Operational performance comes mostly from how carriers handle real driver applications. Updated November 2026.