Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in East Orange, New Jersey (September 2026)
304 W2 trucking carriers are currently posting jobs in East Orange, New Jersey as of September 2026. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. Covenant Transport Inc follows at $1,762/week. New Jersey is the primary Northeast freight gateway through Port Newark / Elizabeth — the busiest container port on the East Coast — with the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and dense intermodal facilities serving the New York metro market.
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The trucking companies leading East Orange, New Jersey this month
The top of the list is JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads the East Orange, New Jersey market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Pay sits above the 90th percentile in the East Orange, New Jersey market. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 93rd percentile.
#2Covenant Transport Inc — $1,762/wk
Covenant Transport Inc's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 99th percentile.
#3ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION LLC — $2,000/wk
ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION LLC pays above the 88th percentile on weekly pay for the East Orange, New Jersey market. ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 86th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #5 Maumee Express, Inc. at $1,925/wk, #6 ECM ENERGY SERVICES INC at $1,950/wk, #7 HandledNow LLC at $1,875/wk, #8 GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION at $1,750/wk, #9 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #10 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across East Orange, New Jersey
Of active CDL postings in East Orange, New Jersey this month, 19% are regional and 65% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 16%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of East Orange, New Jersey postings; dedicated routes at 30%; take-truck-home at 68%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 58% and riders-allowed at 56%.
East Orange, New Jersey vs New Jersey: the numbers that diverge
East Orange, New Jersey's biggest divergence from New Jersey is on take-truck-home, 10 points above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in New Jersey
New Jersey is the primary Northeast freight gateway through Port Newark-Elizabeth — the busiest container port on the East Coast — with the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and dense intermodal facilities feeding the New York metro market. Drayage out of the port is the largest single CDL segment. Cost of living is high; New Jersey state income tax is high and graduated (peaks above 10%). Bridge tolls and truck-route restrictions on the Garden State Parkway (no trucks allowed) and certain Hudson crossings add planning overhead. NJ Turnpike traffic is consistently in the worst US tier.
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Where this data comes from
Carriers are scored against carriers in their own market. The composite is 30% compensation (pay + bonus + guaranteed pay + settlement cadence), 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits (W2 vs owner-op scoring), and 20% operational performance (responsiveness + fleet scale). No paid placement — the weights are the same for every carrier in the index. Updated September 2026.