Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Greeley, Colorado (November 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 246 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Greeley, Colorado. 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 $2,250/week. Colorado trucking centers on the I-25 / I-70 cross at Denver, with energy-sector freight from the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin's Niobrara play in Weld County and produce flows (peaches, apples, vegetables) out of the Western Slope.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #5 and CAR TRANSPORT INC at #7 are new to the top 50 in Greeley, Colorado. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#24 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #16) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#32 → #46). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 4 left, and 36 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
The trucking companies leading Greeley, Colorado this month
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 Greeley, Colorado this month on the composite ranking. Weekly pay here lands in the 89th percentile across Greeley, Colorado. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is up from #9 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Greeley, Colorado ranking. True Transport Inc. sits in the 95th percentile for weekly pay among Greeley, Colorado carriers. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 98th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
#3DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC — $2,750/wk
DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC's weekly pay ranks in the 99th percentile across Greeley, Colorado. DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 95th percentile.
The top sign-on bonus in Greeley, Colorado's top 10 is DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC's — $5,000.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #6 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #7 CAR TRANSPORT INC at $1,650/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC at $2,437/wk, #10 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk.
What Greeley, Colorado drivers actually run
14% of Greeley, Colorado's active CDL postings are regional and 81% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (5%).
Across Greeley, Colorado CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 79% take-truck-home, 65% pet-friendly, 63% riders-allowed.
How Greeley, Colorado compares to Colorado
| Greeley, Colorado | Colorado top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 32% | 40% | -8 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 80% | 72% | +8 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
The largest gap is on sign-on bonus availability: Greeley, Colorado sits 8 points below the Colorado baseline.
Driving CDL in Colorado
Colorado trucking centers on the I-25 / I-70 crossroads at Denver, with I-70 westbound the gateway to the Mountain West. Mountain passes and canyons — Eisenhower Tunnel (above 11,000 ft), Vail Pass, and Glenwood Canyon — are the dominant operational variable. Chain laws are aggressively enforced on I-70 from September through May. Elevation affects engine performance, brakes, and HOS realism. Cost of living along the Front Range is high relative to the Mountain West interior. Colorado has a moderate flat state income tax. Western Slope produce, DJ Basin energy in the northeast, and Denver last-mile distribution round out the lane mix.
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The methodology behind the rankings
Compensation is the largest single weight at 30% — pay percentile, sign-on bonus, guaranteed-pay availability, and settlement cadence. FMCSA safety contributes 25%, built from five SAFER dimensions with unsafe-driving and hours-of-service weighted 2× heavier. Benefits contribute 25%, scored separately for W2 versus owner-operator and 1099 carriers. Operational performance — application responsiveness and fleet scale — contributes 20%. Updated November 2026.