Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Burnsville, Minnesota (July 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 320 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Burnsville, Minnesota. Rankings below reflect July 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. True Transport Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,250. Forest Brook Trucking LLC follows at $1,600/week. Minnesota freight moves on the I-35 / I-94 Twin Cities metro grid and reaches the Great Lakes at Duluth, with large agricultural export volumes — soybeans, corn, and wheat — and a significant medical-device manufacturing sector.
What changed in July 2026
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Burnsville, Minnesota's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is True Transport Inc. at $2,250/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. tops the Burnsville, Minnesota ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. True Transport Inc. pays above the 92nd percentile on weekly pay for the Burnsville, Minnesota market. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 99th percentile. True Transport Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Burnsville, Minnesota median.
#2Forest Brook Trucking LLC — $1,600/wk
Forest Brook Trucking LLC ranks in the 97th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data. Lanefinder's application data flags Forest Brook Trucking LLC as a responsive employer.
#3CARGORX DRY CAPACITY — $1,900/wk
CARGORX DRY CAPACITY sits in the 86th percentile for weekly pay among Burnsville, Minnesota carriers. CARGORX DRY CAPACITY's top FMCSA dimension is hours-of-service compliance, in the 89th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Burnsville, Minnesota.
Also in the top 10: #4 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,950/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #7 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #8 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #9 Badger Express LLC at $1,700/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Burnsville, Minnesota
The route mix in Burnsville, Minnesota this month tilts OTR: 15% regional, 75% OTR, 8% local, 2% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Burnsville, Minnesota CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 74% take-truck-home, 63% pet-friendly, 63% riders-allowed.
Burnsville, Minnesota vs Minnesota: the numbers that diverge
Among the figures above, sign-on bonus availability is where Burnsville, Minnesota differs most from Minnesota — 8 points above statewide.
Driving CDL in Minnesota
Minnesota freight moves on the I-35 / I-94 Twin Cities grid and reaches the Great Lakes at Duluth, a significant Lake Superior port. Agricultural exports — soybeans, corn, wheat — drive heavy outbound volume. A significant medical-device manufacturing sector (Medtronic and others) generates high-value freight. Winter is the dominant operational variable: sub-zero stretches affect equipment, idle-time policy, and HOS realism. Minnesota has a high graduated state income tax — among the higher rates in the country. The Twin Cities have unusually-designed truck-restricted bridges; first-time runs should consult routing notes carefully.
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How we compile these rankings
Compensation, FMCSA safety, benefits, and operational performance — weighted 30, 25, 25, and 20 percent respectively. Compensation extends beyond headline pay to include sign-on bonus tier and settlement cadence. Benefits scoring differs by hiring type because the perks that matter to a W2 driver and a contractor are not the same. Updated July 2026.