Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Dearborn, Michigan (November 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 369 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Dearborn, Michigan. Rankings below reflect November 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Michigan is the US automotive manufacturing heartland, with Detroit and the I-94 / I-75 corridor carrying dense parts-and-assembly flows and Great Lakes ports at Detroit, Muskegon, and Sault Ste. Marie handling bulk commodities.
What changed in November 2026
McLeod Express LLC at #3, SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #6, and MNS1 EXPRESS INC at #7 are new to the top 50 in Dearborn, Michigan. Biggest climbs: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#35 → #1) and True Transport Inc. (#12 → #2). Biggest fall: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #21). Elsewhere in the top 50, 6 carriers joined, 9 left, and 36 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
Dearborn, Michigan's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is Herrington Transportation Inc. at $2,000/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. tops the Dearborn, Michigan ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Weekly pay here lands in the 91st percentile across Dearborn, Michigan. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. rose 10 positions month-over-month, from #12 to #2. True Transport Inc. sits in the 97th percentile for weekly pay among Dearborn, Michigan carriers. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 98th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
True Transport Inc. actually pays more weekly than the top-ranked carrier — $2,250/week.
#3McLeod Express LLC — $1,525/wk
McLeod Express LLC makes its first-time appearance in Dearborn, Michigan's ranking this month. McLeod Express LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 94th percentile. McLeod Express LLC guarantees weekly pay — useful when freight slows down.
McLeod Express LLC stands alone in Dearborn, Michigan's top 10 on guaranteed pay — every other ranked carrier here pays per-mile or per-load.
Also in the top 10: #4 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,950/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #7 MNS1 EXPRESS INC at $2,050/wk, #8 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #9 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #10 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk.
What Dearborn, Michigan drivers actually run
The route mix in Dearborn, Michigan this month tilts OTR: 23% regional, 66% OTR, 10% local, 1% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Dearborn, Michigan CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 28% dedicated, 73% take-truck-home, 60% pet-friendly, 60% riders-allowed.
How Dearborn, Michigan compares to Michigan
| Dearborn, Michigan | Michigan top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 32% | 42% | -10 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 90% | 80% | +10 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
The largest gap is on dedicated routes: Dearborn, Michigan sits 10 points below the Michigan baseline.
Driving CDL in Michigan
Michigan is the US automotive heartland — a huge share of CDL work in the state is tied to auto-parts inbound or finished-vehicle outbound. Detroit / Dearborn / Flint lanes have a distinctive operational rhythm that follows plant production schedules, including summer shutdown weeks when freight volume often drops. Winter is the dominant operational variable: lake-effect snow off Lake Michigan can shut down west-side runs, and the freeze-thaw cycle on I-94, I-75, and I-96 means road surfaces are rough year-round. State income tax is flat and moderate. The Upper Peninsula is genuinely remote — long stretches with no fuel stops or services — and most newer drivers shouldn't take UP loads until they've learned the territory.
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The methodology behind the rankings
Compensation is the largest single weight at 30% — pay percentile, sign-on bonus, guaranteed-pay availability, and settlement cadence. FMCSA safety contributes 25%, built from five SAFER dimensions with unsafe-driving and hours-of-service weighted 2× heavier. Benefits contribute 25%, scored separately for W2 versus owner-operator and 1099 carriers. Operational performance — application responsiveness and fleet scale — contributes 20%. Updated November 2026.