Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Grand Forks, North Dakota (November 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 266 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Grand Forks, North Dakota. 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. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC follows at $2,100/week. North Dakota freight is dominated by Bakken oil-field service trucking in the western half and agricultural shipments of wheat, soybeans, and corn on I-94 / I-29, with significant cross-border trade through multiple Canadian ports of entry.
What changed in November 2026
MNS1 EXPRESS INC at #6, Mountain States L.P. Gas at #7, and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #8 are new to the top 50 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#25 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#2 → #17) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#36 → #46). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 5 left, and 34 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
Grand Forks, North Dakota'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 Grand Forks, North Dakota ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Herrington Transportation Inc. sits in the 89th percentile for weekly pay among Grand Forks, North Dakota carriers. Herrington Transportation Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Grand Forks, North Dakota median.
#2HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $2,100/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC sits in the 92nd percentile for weekly pay among Grand Forks, North Dakota carriers. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC's top FMCSA dimension is hours-of-service compliance, in the 99th percentile.
The top sign-on bonus in Grand Forks, North Dakota's top 10 is HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC's — $10,000.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 96th percentile across Grand Forks, North Dakota. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
For pure pay maximization, True Transport Inc. beats the #1-ranked carrier weekly at $2,250.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,950/wk, #6 MNS1 EXPRESS INC at $2,050/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 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Grand Forks, North Dakota
Of active CDL postings in Grand Forks, North Dakota this month, 16% are regional and 81% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 3%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Grand Forks, North Dakota postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 79%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 66% and riders-allowed at 66%.
How Grand Forks, North Dakota compares to North Dakota
The largest gap is on average weekly pay: Grand Forks, North Dakota sits 3% below the North Dakota baseline.
Driving CDL in North Dakota
North Dakota freight is dominated by Bakken oil-field service trucking in the western half — Williston, Watford City, and Dickinson are the operational centers. Agricultural freight (wheat, soybeans, corn, sugar beets) runs on I-94 / I-29 in the rest of the state. Significant cross-border trade with Saskatchewan through multiple commercial ports of entry adds international planning overhead. Winter is severe and long, with windchill stretches that affect equipment cold-start and fuel gelling. North Dakota has a low graduated state income tax — among the lowest in the country.
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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.