Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Bozeman, Montana (May 2026)
Bozeman, Montana's W2 trucking market includes 198 active carriers as of May 2026. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. DICK IRVIN INC follows at $2,250/week. Montana freight is defined by long haul on the Northern Tier I-90 / I-94 corridors, with agricultural shipments of wheat and cattle, coal export volumes from the Powder River Basin, and oil-field service routes in the Bakken region.
What changed in May 2026
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Bozeman, Montana's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is KEEP TRUCKING LLC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1KEEP TRUCKING LLC — $2,200/wk
KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads the Bozeman, Montana market on combined pay and ranking score this month. KEEP TRUCKING LLC pays above the 90th percentile on weekly pay for the Bozeman, Montana market. KEEP TRUCKING LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on controlled-substances compliance — 88th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Bozeman, Montana.
#2DICK IRVIN INC — $2,250/wk
DICK IRVIN INC's weekly pay ranks in the 97th percentile across Bozeman, Montana. DICK IRVIN INC ranks in the 96th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 90th percentile on weekly pay for the Bozeman, Montana market. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 94th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 SABUR LLC at $1,850/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #7 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #8 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk, #9 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #10 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Bozeman, Montana
The route mix in Bozeman, Montana this month tilts OTR: 12% regional, 86% OTR, 1% local, 2% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Bozeman, Montana CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 80% take-truck-home, 68% pet-friendly, 67% riders-allowed.
Where Bozeman, Montana differs from the Montana baseline
| Bozeman, Montana | Montana top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 47% | 38% | +9 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 37% | 30% | +7 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, May 2026
Bozeman, Montana's biggest divergence from Montana is on sign-on bonus availability, 9 points above the state baseline.
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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Where this data comes from
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 May 2026.