Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Billings, Montana (September 2026)
There are 197 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Billings, Montana. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of September 2026, not historical pay surveys. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,600 and an average $5,000 sign-on bonus. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC follows at $2,200/week. Billings is Montana's largest city and primary freight hub on I-90 / I-94 in the Yellowstone River valley, with Bakken oil-field service loads, agricultural shipments of wheat and cattle, and regional distribution for eastern Montana.
What changed in September 2026
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Where Billings, Montana differs from the Montana baseline
| Billings, Montana | Montana top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 48% | 40% | +8 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 40% | 26% | +14 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 88% | 94% | -6 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 76% | 82% | -6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, September 2026
Billings, Montana's biggest divergence from Montana is on dedicated routes, 14 points above the state baseline.
The trucking companies leading Billings, Montana this month
The top of the list is WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC at $1,600/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC — $1,600/wk
WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC leads the Billings, Montana market on combined pay and ranking score this month. On driver fitness, the carrier ranks in the 93rd percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Billings, Montana.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Billings, Montana. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 93rd percentile.
#3DICK IRVIN INC — $2,250/wk
DICK IRVIN INC sits in the 97th percentile for weekly pay among Billings, Montana carriers. Top FMCSA dimension here is hours-of-service compliance, in the 97th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #5 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #6 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #7 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #8 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk, #9 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #10 COOL MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT at $1,750/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Billings, Montana
Of active CDL postings in Billings, Montana this month, 13% are regional and 85% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 2%.
Across Billings, Montana CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 79% take-truck-home, 68% pet-friendly, 67% riders-allowed.
Driving CDL in Montana
Montana freight runs the Northern Tier I-90 / I-94 corridors — long, lightly-trafficked, often beautiful, and operationally serious. Wheat and cattle freight dominate outbound; coal from the Powder River Basin generates significant rail-to-truck transfers. Oil-field service in the eastern Bakken corner of the state adds energy-sector loads. Winter is severe and long. Cost of living is moderate, with the Bozeman and Missoula corridors notably more expensive than the rest of the state. Montana has a moderate graduated state income tax. Distances are real: "long-haul" here means a different scale than the Northeast.
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The methodology behind the rankings
The score is built from four buckets. Thirty percent compensation, drawn from real active job postings and modified by bonus and settlement structure. Twenty-five percent safety, from FMCSA SAFER. Twenty-five percent benefits, scored hiring-type-aware. Twenty percent operational performance, drawn from how carriers actually behave toward applicants. Updated September 2026.