Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Florida (November 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 390 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Florida. 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 $2,225/week. Florida trucking runs on I-95 / I-75 north-south spines and the I-4 Tampa-Orlando-Daytona cross, with Port of Miami and Port of Jacksonville as major gateways alongside heavy citrus and produce agriculture freight.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #5, Mountain States L.P. Gas at #7, and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #8 are new to the top 50 in Florida. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#34 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #17) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#38 → #50). Elsewhere in the top 50, 5 carriers joined, 8 left, and 28 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
Florida'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. is number-one in Florida this month on the composite ranking. Pay sits above the 86th percentile in the Florida market. Lanefinder's application data flags Herrington Transportation Inc. as a responsive employer.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,225/wk
True Transport Inc. rose 9 positions month-over-month, from #11 to #2. True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Florida. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
For pure pay maximization, True Transport Inc. beats the #1-ranked carrier weekly at $2,225.
#3HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $1,975/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC's weekly pay ranks in the 88th percentile across Florida. On hours-of-service compliance, the carrier ranks in the 99th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
The top sign-on bonus in Florida's top 10 is HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC's — $6,000.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #6 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #7 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #8 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #9 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #10 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk.
What Florida drivers actually run
The route mix in Florida this month tilts OTR: 22% regional, 66% OTR, 10% local, 2% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 3% of Florida postings; dedicated routes at 28%; take-truck-home at 75%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 56% and riders-allowed at 59%.
Driving CDL in Florida
Florida CDL work splits cleanly between coastal port-and-tourism freight (Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Port Everglades) and Central Florida last-mile distribution. The hurricane season — June through November — drives both stress and opportunity: insurance rates climb, freight rates spike around storm-recovery windows, and shutdown days are a real income variable. Florida has no state income tax. Miami-area I-95 is among the more congested US corridors, so HOS planning around peak commute windows matters more here than in most states. Reefer and produce work pays well; OTR pulling out of the state is steady year-round.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Florida
- CDL driver salary in Florida
- Best trucking companies in the United States
Where this data comes from
Rankings combine four signals: compensation (30%) including pay percentile, sign-on bonuses, guaranteed pay, and settlement frequency; FMCSA safety (25%); benefits (25%) scored differently for W2 vs owner-operator carriers; and operational performance (20%) measuring employer responsiveness and fleet scale. Recomputed monthly from real active job postings. Updated November 2026.