Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Brentwood, Tennessee (September 2026)
As of September 2026, 396 carriers in Brentwood, Tennessee are posting active jobs for W2 company drivers. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,700 and an average $5,000 sign-on bonus. FW TRUCKING follows at $1,750/week. Tennessee is a critical national freight crossroads: Memphis hosts the FedEx global air hub and a major trucking interchange on I-40 / I-55, while Nashville-area automotive and manufacturing plants drive dense I-65 / I-24 lane activity.
What changed in September 2026
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Brentwood, Tennessee's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC at $1,700/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC — $1,700/wk
WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC is number-one in Brentwood, Tennessee this month on the composite ranking. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC ranks in the 93rd percentile for driver fitness on FMCSA SAFER data. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
#2FW TRUCKING — $1,750/wk
FW TRUCKING's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 92nd percentile. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#3HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $2,100/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC pays above the 89th percentile on weekly pay for the Brentwood, Tennessee market. On hours-of-service compliance, the carrier ranks in the 99th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
The top sign-on bonus in Brentwood, Tennessee's top 10 is HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC's — $10,000.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 IMPERIAL EXPRESS LLC at $1,500/wk, #6 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #7 TDR TRANSPORT at $2,200/wk, #8 Clean Recompression LLC at $2,000/wk, #9 WOODFIELD INC at $1,450/wk, #10 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Brentwood, Tennessee
21% of Brentwood, Tennessee's active CDL postings are regional and 73% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (6%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 3% of Brentwood, Tennessee postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 79%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 65% and riders-allowed at 65%.
Where Brentwood, Tennessee differs from the Tennessee baseline
Among the figures above, riders-allowed policies is where Brentwood, Tennessee differs most from Tennessee — 12 points above statewide.
Driving CDL in Tennessee
Tennessee is a critical national freight crossroads: Memphis hosts the FedEx Express World Hub — one of the world's largest air cargo hubs by tonnage — and a major trucking interchange on I-40 / I-55, with the nightly sort cycle generating enormous regional dispatch demand. Nashville-area automotive (Nissan Smyrna) and manufacturing drive dense I-65 / I-24 lane activity. Cost of living is below the national average; Tennessee has no state income tax on wages. East TN (Chattanooga, Knoxville) is mountain-adjacent — I-40 east through the Smokies and I-24 across Monteagle pass have real winter weight.
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Where this data comes from
Carriers are scored against carriers in their own market. The composite is 30% compensation (pay + bonus + guaranteed pay + settlement cadence), 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits (W2 vs owner-op scoring), and 20% operational performance (responsiveness + fleet scale). No paid placement — the weights are the same for every carrier in the index. Updated September 2026.