Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Houston, Texas (July 2026)
Lanefinder is tracking 344 W2 trucking carriers in Houston, Texas (July 2026). True Transport Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,250. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC follows at $2,200/week. Houston is a major Gulf Coast freight hub anchored by the Port of Houston, with significant energy-sector trucking and chemical-corridor traffic along the Houston Ship Channel and I-10 / I-45 / I-69 connecting the metro to national lanes.
What changed in July 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
Houston, Texas's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is True Transport Inc. at $2,250/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is number-one in Houston, Texas this month on the composite ranking. The carrier ranks in the 96th percentile for weekly pay in Houston, Texas. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 88th percentile on weekly pay for the Houston, Texas market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 93rd percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
#3Covenant Transport Inc — $1,762/wk
Covenant Transport Inc's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 99th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #7 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #8 ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS LLC at $2,250/wk, #9 Texas Pride Fuels at $1,875/wk, #10 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Houston, Texas
18% of Houston, Texas's active CDL postings are regional and 76% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (6%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 3% of Houston, Texas postings; dedicated routes at 23%; take-truck-home at 74%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 61% and riders-allowed at 60%.
Houston, Texas vs Texas: the numbers that diverge
Among the figures above, dedicated routes is where Houston, Texas differs most from Texas — 11 points below statewide.
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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Where this data comes from
Carriers are scored against carriers in their own market. The composite is 30% compensation (pay + bonus + guaranteed pay + settlement cadence), 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits (W2 vs owner-op scoring), and 20% operational performance (responsiveness + fleet scale). No paid placement — the weights are the same for every carrier in the index. Updated July 2026.