Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Chicopee, Massachusetts (November 2026)
There are 248 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of November 2026, not historical pay surveys. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,900 and an average $4,375 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 #7 are new to the top 50 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#25 → #2). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#34 → #46). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 4 left, and 39 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #25 | #2 | Up 23 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #8 | #3 | Up 5 places |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #4 | New |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #2 | #5 | Down 3 places |
| PREMIER TRANSPORTATION | #3 | #6 | Down 3 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #7 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #4 | #8 | Down 4 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #5 | #9 | Down 4 places |
| GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION | #6 | #10 | Down 4 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #9 | #11 | Down 2 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #10 | #12 | Down 2 places |
| HARDING METALS INC | #11 | #13 | Down 2 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #7 | #14 | Down 7 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #12 | #15 | Down 3 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #13 | #16 | Down 3 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #14 | #17 | Down 3 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #16 | #18 | Down 2 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #19 | New |
| A & H INC | #22 | #20 | Up 2 places |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #19 | #21 | Down 2 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #21 | #22 | Down 1 place |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #17 | #23 | Down 6 places |
| WIN Waste Innovations | #20 | #24 | Down 4 places |
| NEIER INC | #18 | #25 | Down 7 places |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #24 | #27 | Down 3 places |
| ARCTIC EXPRESS | #23 | #28 | Down 5 places |
| Z TRANSPORTATION INC | #30 | #29 | Up 1 place |
| FIRST PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT LLC | #35 | #30 | Up 5 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #29 | #31 | Down 2 places |
| HP HOOD LLC | #27 | #32 | Down 5 places |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #31 | #33 | Down 2 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #28 | #34 | Down 6 places |
| A.D. Transport Express, Inc. | #32 | #35 | Down 3 places |
| Prime Inc. | #33 | #36 | Down 3 places |
| StaffWorthy | Not ranked | #37 | New |
| Cross Integrated Transport, LLC | #37 | #38 | Down 1 place |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #36 | #39 | Down 3 places |
| NTA, LTD. | #38 | #40 | Down 2 places |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #40 | #41 | Down 1 place |
| Bakers Express | #41 | #42 | Down 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #34 | #46 | Down 12 places |
| LIBERTY HAULERS INC | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #47 | #48 | Down 1 place |
| 1 MTX LLC | #48 | #49 | Down 1 place |
| BROADWATER LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION INC | #49 | #50 | Down 1 place |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #15 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| STONE TRANSPORT | #39 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| SRS National, LLC | #42 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| HORIZON TRANSPORTATION | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Where CDL pay is strongest in Chicopee, Massachusetts this month
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,900/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,900/wk
HandledNow LLC is number-one in Chicopee, Massachusetts this month on the composite ranking. HandledNow LLC's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 99th percentile. HandledNow LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Chicopee, Massachusetts median.
The top sign-on bonus in Chicopee, Massachusetts's top 10 is HandledNow LLC's — $4,375.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. is up from #25 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Chicopee, Massachusetts ranking. Herrington Transportation Inc. sits in the 90th percentile for weekly pay among Chicopee, Massachusetts carriers. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. climbed from #8 to #3 this month — one of the biggest moves in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Weekly pay here lands in the 95th percentile across Chicopee, Massachusetts. 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 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,912/wk, #7 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #8 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #9 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #10 GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION at $1,750/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Chicopee, Massachusetts
Of active CDL postings in Chicopee, Massachusetts this month, 19% are regional and 71% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 10%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Chicopee, Massachusetts postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 72%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 58% and riders-allowed at 59%.
Chicopee, Massachusetts vs Massachusetts: the numbers that diverge
| Chicopee, Massachusetts | Massachusetts top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take-truck-home | 84% | 78% | +6 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 70% | 64% | +6 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 78% | 72% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
The largest gap is on take-truck-home: Chicopee, Massachusetts sits 6 points above the Massachusetts baseline.
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
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.