Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Grand Prairie, Texas (July 2026)
There are 381 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Grand Prairie, Texas. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of July 2026, not historical pay surveys. LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY leads with an average weekly pay of $1,680. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Texas freight moves on I-10 / I-35 / I-20 corridors connecting Gulf Coast energy and Port of Houston to border crossings at Laredo and El Paso — two of the busiest US-Mexico commercial crossings — and large retail and manufacturing distribution inland.
What changed in July 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
Where CDL pay is strongest in Grand Prairie, Texas this month
The top of the list is LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY at $1,680/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY — $1,680/wk
LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is number-one in Grand Prairie, Texas this month on the composite ranking. On driver fitness, the carrier ranks in the 91st percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Grand Prairie, Texas.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. pays above the 91st percentile on weekly pay for the Grand Prairie, Texas market. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile.
True Transport Inc. doesn't top the ranking but offers higher weekly pay than #1 — $2,250/week.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC sits in the 94th percentile for weekly pay among Grand Prairie, Texas carriers. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 93rd percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk, #6 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #7 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #8 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #9 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #10 Farmers Oil Company Inc at $1,750/wk.
What Grand Prairie, Texas drivers actually run
19% of Grand Prairie, Texas's active CDL postings are regional and 73% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (8%).
Across Grand Prairie, Texas CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 72% take-truck-home, 59% pet-friendly, 59% riders-allowed.
Grand Prairie, Texas vs Texas: the numbers that diverge
| Grand Prairie, Texas | Texas top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 27% | 34% | -7 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 90% | 85% | +5 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, July 2026
Grand Prairie, Texas's biggest divergence from Texas is on dedicated routes, 7 points below the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Texas
Texas is the largest CDL market in the country and the deepest mix of lane types. Cross-border work out of Laredo and El Paso, oil-field service in the Permian Basin, dedicated retail out of Dallas and Houston, and reefer pulling produce out of the Rio Grande Valley all run from different parts of the state — and they pay very differently. Texas has favorable trucking regulations and no state income tax, which is real money on the back end. The summer heat is the operational variable most newcomers underestimate; equipment, hours, and load-securing all behave differently when ambient temps hit 110°F.
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How we compile these rankings
The score is built from four buckets. Thirty percent compensation, drawn from real active job postings and modified by bonus and settlement structure. Twenty-five percent safety, from FMCSA SAFER. Twenty-five percent benefits, scored hiring-type-aware. Twenty percent operational performance, drawn from how carriers actually behave toward applicants. Updated July 2026.