Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Farmington Hills, Michigan (May 2026)
As of May 2026, 375 carriers in Farmington Hills, Michigan are posting active jobs for W2 company drivers. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. 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 May 2026
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Farmington Hills, Michigan's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is KEEP TRUCKING LLC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1KEEP TRUCKING LLC — $2,200/wk
KEEP TRUCKING LLC tops the Farmington Hills, Michigan ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. The carrier ranks in the 96th percentile for weekly pay in Farmington Hills, Michigan. KEEP TRUCKING LLC ranks in the 88th percentile for controlled-substances compliance on FMCSA SAFER data. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. pays above the 92nd percentile on weekly pay for the Farmington Hills, Michigan market. True Transport Inc. ranks in the 99th percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
For pure pay maximization, True Transport Inc. beats the #1-ranked carrier weekly at $2,250.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 91st percentile on weekly pay for the Farmington Hills, Michigan market. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 94th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,700/wk, #7 ECM ENERGY SERVICES INC at $1,950/wk, #8 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk, #9 KEN GRAHAM TRUCKING INC at $2,000/wk, #10 Badger Express LLC at $1,700/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Farmington Hills, Michigan
23% of Farmington Hills, Michigan's active CDL postings are regional and 67% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (10%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Farmington Hills, Michigan postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 73%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 60% and riders-allowed at 60%.
How Farmington Hills, Michigan compares to Michigan
| Farmington Hills, Michigan | Michigan top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take-truck-home | 90% | 82% | +8 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 69% | 61% | +8 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 73% | 67% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, May 2026
Farmington Hills, Michigan's biggest divergence from Michigan is on take-truck-home, 8 points above the state 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 layoff weeks where freight volume drops significantly. 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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How we compile these rankings
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 May 2026.