Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Carol Stream, Illinois (July 2026)
Carol Stream, Illinois, July 2026: 461 active W2 trucking carriers. Forest Brook Trucking LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,600. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Illinois anchors the US rail and truck network through Chicago, the largest intermodal hub in North America, with I-80 / I-90 / I-55 feeding a dense concentration of manufacturing, warehousing, and cold-chain freight.
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Carol Stream, Illinois's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is Forest Brook Trucking LLC at $1,600/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1Forest Brook Trucking LLC — $1,600/wk
Forest Brook Trucking LLC leads the Carol Stream, Illinois market on combined pay and ranking score this month. On hours-of-service compliance, the carrier ranks in the 97th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Carol Stream, Illinois.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 96th percentile across Carol Stream, Illinois. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile.
True Transport Inc. doesn't top the ranking but offers higher weekly pay than #1 — $2,250/week.
#3PREMIER TRANSPORTATION — $1,950/wk
PREMIER TRANSPORTATION sits in the 88th percentile for weekly pay among Carol Stream, Illinois carriers. PREMIER TRANSPORTATION's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 97th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #6 OMAHA TRACK INC at $2,000/wk, #7 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 McLeod Express LLC at $1,550/wk, #10 Badger Express LLC at $1,700/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Carol Stream, Illinois
24% of Carol Stream, Illinois's active CDL postings are regional and 62% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (14%).
Across Carol Stream, Illinois CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 72% take-truck-home, 58% pet-friendly, 58% riders-allowed.
How Carol Stream, Illinois compares to Illinois
| Carol Stream, Illinois | Illinois top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 35% | 40% | -5 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 90% | 83% | +7 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, July 2026
Carol Stream, Illinois's biggest divergence from Illinois is on take-truck-home, 7 points above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Illinois
Illinois is one of the most strategically located CDL states — Chicago is the largest US intermodal rail hub, so a huge percentage of national freight passes through. The metro lanes pay well but congestion on I-80, I-90, and I-294 is consistent enough to be a real income variable. Outside the Chicago metro, downstate Illinois looks much more like Iowa or Indiana — agricultural freight, less density, easier driving. State income tax is moderate. The winter operational profile is severe: lake-effect snow, road salt, and the freezing-thawing cycle eat equipment faster than most southern states.
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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 July 2026.