Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Carson City, Nevada (November 2026)
216 carriers are hiring W2 company drivers in Carson City, Nevada right now, per Lanefinder's November 2026 snapshot. Leggett & Platt Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,166 and an average $1,999 sign-on bonus. Herrington Transportation Inc. follows at $2,000/week. Nevada freight benefits from I-15 connecting Los Angeles to Las Vegas and I-80 cross-country, with the Reno-Sparks area emerging as a major West Coast distribution hub and growing data-center construction freight in the Reno metro.
What changed in November 2026
HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC at #4 and Mountain States L.P. Gas at #6 are new to the top 50 in Carson City, Nevada. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#20 → #2). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#28 → #44). WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE (was #9) left the top 50. Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 3 left, and 33 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #20 | #2 | Up 18 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #5 | #3 | Up 2 places |
| HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #4 | New |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #3 | #5 | Down 2 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| DICK IRVIN INC | #2 | #7 | Down 5 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #4 | #8 | Down 4 places |
| Dillard Trucking | #8 | #9 | Down 1 place |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #6 | #10 | Down 4 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #7 | #11 | Down 4 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #10 | #13 | Down 3 places |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #11 | #16 | Down 5 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #19 | #17 | Up 2 places |
| NEIER INC | #17 | #18 | Down 1 place |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #16 | #19 | Down 3 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #18 | #20 | Down 2 places |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #23 | New |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #23 | #24 | Down 1 place |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #24 | #25 | Down 1 place |
| CARGO PROS LLC | #29 | #26 | Up 3 places |
| Prime Inc. | #25 | #27 | Down 2 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #27 | #28 | Down 1 place |
| TRANS XPRESS LINE INC | #26 | #29 | Down 3 places |
| NATIONWIDE TRANS INC | #31 | #30 | Up 1 place |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #30 | #31 | Down 1 place |
| COYOTE XPRESS LLC | Not ranked | #32 | New |
| Cross Integrated Transport, LLC | #32 | #33 | Down 1 place |
| NTA, LTD. | #33 | #34 | Down 1 place |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #34 | #35 | Down 1 place |
| Bakers Express | #35 | #37 | Down 2 places |
| Idea Transport LLC | #37 | #38 | Down 1 place |
| K & R TRANSPORT LLC | #42 | #39 | Up 3 places |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #38 | #40 | Down 2 places |
| WESTERN TURF & HARDSCAPES | #40 | #42 | Down 2 places |
| CAPITOL TRUCK LINES INC | #44 | #43 | Up 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #28 | #44 | Down 16 places |
| LIBERTY HAULERS INC | #43 | #45 | Down 2 places |
| 1 MTX LLC | #45 | #46 | Down 1 place |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #9 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #13 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC | #39 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| KZY Logistics LLC | #47 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
The trucking companies leading Carson City, Nevada this month
The top of the list is Leggett & Platt Inc. at $2,166/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1Leggett & Platt Inc. — $2,166/wk
Leggett & Platt Inc. tops the Carson City, Nevada ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Pay sits above the 86th percentile in the Carson City, Nevada market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 89th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. Leggett & Platt Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Carson City, Nevada median.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. rose 18 positions month-over-month, from #20 to #2. Herrington Transportation Inc. sits in the 89th percentile for weekly pay among Carson City, Nevada carriers. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Carson City, Nevada.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. pays above the 90th percentile on weekly pay for the Carson City, Nevada market. True Transport Inc. ranks in the 98th percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
For pure pay maximization, True Transport Inc. beats the #1-ranked carrier weekly at $2,250.
Also in the top 10: #4 HIGH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LLC at $1,700/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #7 DICK IRVIN INC at $2,250/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #10 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk.
What Carson City, Nevada drivers actually run
Of active CDL postings in Carson City, Nevada this month, 15% are regional and 80% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 5%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Carson City, Nevada postings; dedicated routes at 25%; take-truck-home at 75%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 68% and riders-allowed at 64%.
Where Carson City, Nevada differs from the Nevada baseline
Among the figures above, average weekly pay is where Carson City, Nevada differs most from Nevada — 3% below statewide.
Driving CDL in Nevada
Nevada freight benefits from I-15 (the LA-to-Las Vegas spine) and I-80 cross-country. The Reno-Sparks area is a major West Coast distribution hub, in part because of its no-state-income-tax pull on warehousing operations. Data-center construction in the Reno metro generates heavy industrial-equipment freight. Las Vegas hospitality and convention supply drives steady Southern Nevada lanes. Cost of living varies wildly between the metros (high) and the rural stretches (low). Nevada has no state income tax — meaningful money for drivers based here.
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How we compile these rankings
Pay carriers in the same market against each other (30% of the score). Add a five-dimension FMCSA safety percentile from SAFER (25%). Score benefits based on whether the carrier hires W2 drivers or contractors (25%). Layer on employer responsiveness and fleet scale (20%). The weights are fixed and public. Updated November 2026.