Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Hendersonville, Tennessee (November 2026)
391 carriers are hiring W2 company drivers in Hendersonville, Tennessee right now, per Lanefinder's November 2026 snapshot. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. FW TRUCKING follows at $1,800/week. Tennessee is a critical national freight crossroads: Memphis hosts the FedEx global air hub and a major trucking interchange on I-40 / I-55, while Nashville-area automotive and manufacturing plants drive dense I-65 / I-24 lane activity.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #6, Mountain States L.P. Gas at #8, and CAR TRANSPORT INC at #9 are new to the top 50 in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Biggest climbs: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#32 → #1) and FW TRUCKING (#18 → #2). Biggest fall: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #22). Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 6 left, and 40 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #32 | #1 | Up 31 places |
| FW TRUCKING | #18 | #2 | Up 16 places |
| HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC | #2 | #3 | Down 1 place |
| True Transport Inc. | #12 | #4 | Up 8 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #3 | #5 | Down 2 places |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #4 | #7 | Down 3 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #8 | New |
| CAR TRANSPORT INC | Not ranked | #9 | New |
| DICK LAVY TRUCKING | Not ranked | #10 | New |
| Clean Recompression LLC | #6 | #11 | Down 5 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #7 | #12 | Down 5 places |
| GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION | #9 | #13 | Down 4 places |
| South East Carriers INC | #5 | #14 | Down 9 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #10 | #15 | Down 5 places |
| TRACIE MCCORMICK INC | #8 | #16 | Down 8 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #11 | #17 | Down 6 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #14 | #18 | Down 4 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #15 | #19 | Down 4 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #13 | #20 | Down 7 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #16 | #21 | Down 5 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #22 | Down 21 places |
| Best Logistics Group | #20 | #23 | Down 3 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #22 | #24 | Down 2 places |
| CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC | #17 | #25 | Down 8 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #24 | #26 | Down 2 places |
| KTI LTD | #28 | #27 | Up 1 place |
| KAISER TRANSPORT INC | #26 | #28 | Down 2 places |
| A & H INC | #31 | #29 | Up 2 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #25 | #30 | Down 5 places |
| PREMIER TRANSPORTATION | #27 | #31 | Down 4 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #32 | New |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #29 | #33 | Down 4 places |
| Alco Transportation Inc | #30 | #34 | Down 4 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #37 | #35 | Up 2 places |
| EA EXPRESS LLC | #33 | #36 | Down 3 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #34 | #37 | Down 3 places |
| SERVICE ONE TRANSPORT INC | #35 | #39 | Down 4 places |
| LUCKY WORLD INC | Not ranked | #40 | New |
| BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC | #36 | #41 | Down 5 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #39 | #42 | Down 3 places |
| CJC CARRIER LLC | #41 | #43 | Down 2 places |
| TDR TRANSPORT | #42 | #44 | Down 2 places |
| REVV TRANSPORT | #43 | #45 | Down 2 places |
| StaffWorthy | #45 | #46 | Down 1 place |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #44 | #47 | Down 3 places |
| Southland Transportation | #46 | #48 | Down 2 places |
| Bakers Express | #47 | #49 | Down 2 places |
| SEMO EXPRESS LLC | #48 | #50 | Down 2 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #19 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #21 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #23 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| RAPID RESPONSE, INC. | #40 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Where CDL pay is strongest in Hendersonville, Tennessee 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. tops the Hendersonville, Tennessee ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Herrington Transportation Inc. pays above the 85th percentile on weekly pay for the Hendersonville, Tennessee market. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
#2FW TRUCKING — $1,800/wk
FW TRUCKING rose 16 positions month-over-month, from #18 to #2. FW TRUCKING ranks in the 90th percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
#3HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $2,100/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC pays above the 87th percentile on weekly pay for the Hendersonville, Tennessee market. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC's FMCSA score is strongest on hours-of-service compliance — 99th percentile.
For sign-on cash, HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC posts the largest bonus in Hendersonville, Tennessee's top 10 at $10,000.
Also in the top 10: #4 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #7 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #9 CAR TRANSPORT INC at $1,650/wk, #10 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Hendersonville, Tennessee
21% of Hendersonville, Tennessee's active CDL postings are regional and 73% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (6%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Hendersonville, Tennessee postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 80%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 66% and riders-allowed at 67%.
Hendersonville, Tennessee vs Tennessee: the numbers that diverge
| Hendersonville, Tennessee | Tennessee top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 34% | 42% | -8 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 34% | 44% | -10 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 70% | 64% | +6 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 78% | 72% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Hendersonville, Tennessee's biggest divergence from Tennessee is on dedicated routes, 10 points below the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Tennessee
Tennessee is a critical national freight crossroads: Memphis hosts the FedEx Express World Hub — one of the world's largest air cargo hubs by tonnage — and a major trucking interchange on I-40 / I-55, with the nightly sort cycle generating enormous regional dispatch demand. Nashville-area automotive (Nissan Smyrna) and manufacturing drive dense I-65 / I-24 lane activity. Cost of living is below the national average; Tennessee has no state income tax on wages. East TN (Chattanooga, Knoxville) is mountain-adjacent — I-40 east through the Smokies and I-24 across Monteagle pass have real winter weight.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Hendersonville, Tennessee
- CDL driver salary in Hendersonville, Tennessee
- Best trucking companies in Tennessee
Where this data comes from
Composite-score formula: compensation × 0.30, FMCSA safety × 0.25, benefits × 0.25, operational performance × 0.20. Compensation is anchored on pay percentile and lifted by sign-on bonus tier and guaranteed-pay availability. Operational performance is built mostly from driver-application response data in Lanefinder's platform, with fleet-scale percentile contributing a smaller portion. Updated November 2026.