Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Brentwood, Tennessee (November 2026)
As of November 2026, 394 carriers in Brentwood, Tennessee are posting active jobs for W2 company drivers. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. FW TRUCKING follows at $1,800/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 November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #6, Mountain States L.P. Gas at #8, and CAR TRANSPORT INC at #9 are new to the top 50 in Brentwood, Tennessee. Biggest climbs: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#32 → #1) and FW TRUCKING (#19 → #2). Biggest fall: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #22). Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 6 left, and 38 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #32 | #1 | Up 31 places |
| FW TRUCKING | #19 | #2 | Up 17 places |
| HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC | #2 | #3 | Down 1 place |
| True Transport Inc. | #12 | #4 | Up 8 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #3 | #5 | Down 2 places |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #4 | #7 | Down 3 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #8 | New |
| CAR TRANSPORT INC | Not ranked | #9 | New |
| DICK LAVY TRUCKING | Not ranked | #10 | New |
| Clean Recompression LLC | #6 | #11 | Down 5 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #7 | #12 | Down 5 places |
| GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION | #9 | #13 | Down 4 places |
| South East Carriers INC | #5 | #14 | Down 9 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #10 | #15 | Down 5 places |
| TRACIE MCCORMICK INC | #8 | #16 | Down 8 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #11 | #17 | Down 6 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #14 | #18 | Down 4 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #13 | #19 | Down 6 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #15 | #20 | Down 5 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #16 | #21 | Down 5 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #22 | Down 21 places |
| Best Logistics Group | #18 | #23 | Down 5 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #22 | #24 | Down 2 places |
| CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC | #17 | #25 | Down 8 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #24 | #26 | Down 2 places |
| KTI LTD | #26 | #27 | Down 1 place |
| PREMIER TRANSPORTATION | #27 | #28 | Down 1 place |
| A & H INC | #30 | #29 | Up 1 place |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #25 | #30 | Down 5 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #31 | New |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #28 | #32 | Down 4 places |
| Alco Transportation Inc | #29 | #33 | Down 4 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #37 | #34 | Up 3 places |
| EA EXPRESS LLC | #31 | #35 | Down 4 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #33 | #37 | Down 4 places |
| SERVICE ONE TRANSPORT INC | #34 | #38 | Down 4 places |
| LUCKY WORLD INC | Not ranked | #39 | New |
| BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC | #35 | #40 | Down 5 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #38 | #41 | Down 3 places |
| CJC CARRIER LLC | #41 | #42 | Down 1 place |
| TDR TRANSPORT | #42 | #43 | Down 1 place |
| REVV TRANSPORT | #43 | #44 | Down 1 place |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #44 | #46 | Down 2 places |
| Southland Transportation | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| Bakers Express | #47 | #48 | Down 1 place |
| SEMO EXPRESS LLC | #48 | #49 | Down 1 place |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #20 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #21 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #23 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| RAPID RESPONSE, INC. | #39 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #40 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Brentwood, Tennessee'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 Brentwood, Tennessee this month on the composite ranking. Pay sits above the 85th percentile in the Brentwood, Tennessee market. Herrington Transportation Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Brentwood, Tennessee median.
#2FW TRUCKING — $1,800/wk
FW TRUCKING rose 17 positions month-over-month, from #19 to #2. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 90th percentile.
#3HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $2,100/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC pays above the 87th 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 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #7 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #9 CAR TRANSPORT INC at $1,650/wk, #10 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Brentwood, Tennessee
20% of Brentwood, Tennessee's active CDL postings are regional and 73% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (7%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Brentwood, Tennessee postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 79%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 65% and riders-allowed at 66%.
Where Brentwood, Tennessee differs from the Tennessee baseline
| Brentwood, Tennessee | Tennessee top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 36% | 42% | -6 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 34% | 44% | -10 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 70% | 64% | +6 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 78% | 72% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Among the figures above, dedicated routes is where Brentwood, Tennessee differs most from Tennessee — 10 points below 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 November 2026.