Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Honolulu, Hawaii (November 2026)
Through November 2026, Lanefinder tracks active carriers across Honolulu, Hawaii. Rankings populate as carriers post jobs.
What changed in November 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
Driving CDL in Honolulu
Honolulu CDL work is intra-island distribution from the Port of Honolulu — most freight enters by ocean. Military logistics (Pearl Harbor, Hickam, Schofield Barracks), consumer goods, and tourism-driven retail dominate. H-1 / H-2 / H-3 are the island's freeway backbone. Cost of living is the highest of any US state; pay reflects.
Driving CDL in Hawaii
Hawaii CDL work is almost entirely intra-island distribution from the Port of Honolulu and smaller ports on the other islands. Trucking jobs are limited in number, mostly tied to consumer-goods and tourism supply chains. The military (Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Schofield Barracks) anchors significant logistics work. Cost of living is among the highest in the country — pay has to be substantially higher than mainland to be viable. Hawaii has a high graduated state income tax — among the highest rates in the country. The market is small and tight; most drivers here grew up on the islands.
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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 November 2026.