Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Chelsea, Massachusetts (November 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 233 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Rankings below reflect November 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,875 and an average $3,750 sign-on bonus. Herrington Transportation Inc. follows at $2,000/week. Massachusetts freight runs on the I-90 / I-93 / I-95 metro grid through Boston, with Port of Boston handling bulk and container cargo and the nation's largest life-sciences cluster generating cold-chain and hazmat lanes.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #4 and Mountain States L.P. Gas at #6 are new to the top 50 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#22 → #2). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#30 → #45). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 4 left, and 40 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #22 | #2 | Up 20 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #6 | #3 | Up 3 places |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #4 | New |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #2 | #5 | Down 3 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #3 | #7 | Down 4 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #4 | #8 | Down 4 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #7 | #9 | Down 2 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #8 | #10 | Down 2 places |
| ABENAQUI CARRIERS | #5 | #11 | Down 6 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #10 | #12 | Down 2 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #9 | #13 | Down 4 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #11 | #14 | Down 3 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #14 | #15 | Down 1 place |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #12 | #16 | Down 4 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #17 | New |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #15 | #18 | Down 3 places |
| A & H INC | #21 | #19 | Up 2 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #19 | #20 | Down 1 place |
| WIN Waste Innovations | #17 | #21 | Down 4 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #16 | #22 | Down 6 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #24 | #23 | Up 1 place |
| NEIER INC | #18 | #24 | Down 6 places |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #20 | #25 | Down 5 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #27 | #26 | Up 1 place |
| Z TRANSPORTATION INC | #26 | #27 | Down 1 place |
| FIRST PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT LLC | #32 | #28 | Up 4 places |
| ARCTIC EXPRESS | #23 | #29 | Down 6 places |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #28 | #30 | Down 2 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #25 | #31 | Down 6 places |
| Prime Inc. | #29 | #32 | Down 3 places |
| MARK IV TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC | #31 | #33 | Down 2 places |
| StaffWorthy | Not ranked | #34 | New |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #33 | #35 | Down 2 places |
| Cross Integrated Transport, LLC | #34 | #36 | Down 2 places |
| NTA, LTD. | #35 | #37 | Down 2 places |
| STONE TRANSPORT | #36 | #38 | Down 2 places |
| Bakers Express | #38 | #40 | Down 2 places |
| Landscapers Depot | #40 | #42 | Down 2 places |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #42 | #43 | Down 1 place |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #43 | #44 | Down 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #30 | #45 | Down 15 places |
| LIBERTY HAULERS INC | #44 | #46 | Down 2 places |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #45 | #47 | Down 2 places |
| 1 MTX LLC | #46 | #48 | Down 2 places |
| BROADWATER LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION INC | #48 | #49 | Down 1 place |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #13 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| ELITE EXPRESS | #37 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| KZY Logistics LLC | #47 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| NAJJAR BROTHERS LLC | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
The trucking companies leading Chelsea, Massachusetts this month
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,875/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,875/wk
HandledNow LLC leads the Chelsea, Massachusetts market on combined pay and ranking score this month. HandledNow LLC ranks in the 99th percentile for driver fitness on FMCSA SAFER data. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
HandledNow LLC offers the highest sign-on bonus among Chelsea, Massachusetts's top 10 — $3,750.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. is up from #22 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Chelsea, Massachusetts ranking. Weekly pay here lands in the 90th percentile across Chelsea, Massachusetts. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Chelsea, Massachusetts. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
True Transport Inc. doesn't top the ranking but offers higher weekly pay than #1 — $2,250/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #7 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Chelsea, Massachusetts
17% of Chelsea, Massachusetts's active CDL postings are regional and 75% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (8%).
Across Chelsea, Massachusetts CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 71% take-truck-home, 60% pet-friendly, 60% riders-allowed.
Driving CDL in Massachusetts
Massachusetts freight runs on the I-90 / I-93 / I-95 grid through Boston, with the Port of Boston handling bulk and container cargo. A dense biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing cluster around Cambridge / Boston / Worcester requires cold-chain and hazmat-eligible lanes. The Big Dig tunnels have truck-height and hazmat restrictions worth checking before routing. Boston congestion is a recurring truck bottleneck. Cost of living is among the highest nationally. Massachusetts has a moderate flat state income tax with an added surtax on very high incomes (not relevant for most drivers).
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The methodology behind the 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 November 2026.