Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Huntsville, Alabama (November 2026)
Huntsville, Alabama, November 2026: 328 active W2 trucking carriers. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC follows at $2,100/week. Alabama trucking is anchored by the Port of Mobile and the I-65 / I-20 / I-10 corridors, with significant automotive and Tier-1 supplier traffic feeding Honda, Hyundai, and Mercedes-Benz plants.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #5 and Mountain States L.P. Gas at #7 are new to the top 50 in Huntsville, Alabama. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#32 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #16) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#38 → #50). Elsewhere in the top 50, 4 carriers joined, 6 left, and 29 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #32 | #1 | Up 31 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #10 | #3 | Up 7 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #3 | #4 | Down 1 place |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #5 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #4 | #6 | Down 2 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #7 | New |
| Clean Recompression LLC | #6 | #8 | Down 2 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #7 | #9 | Down 2 places |
| South East Carriers INC | #5 | #10 | Down 5 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #9 | #11 | Down 2 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #11 | #12 | Down 1 place |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #8 | #13 | Down 5 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #12 | #14 | Down 2 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #13 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #16 | Down 15 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #16 | #17 | Down 1 place |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #14 | #18 | Down 4 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #18 | #19 | Down 1 place |
| TWIN CITY TRANSPORTATION INC | #21 | #20 | Up 1 place |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #21 | New |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #17 | #22 | Down 5 places |
| A & H INC | #26 | #23 | Up 3 places |
| NEIER INC | #22 | #25 | Down 3 places |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #25 | #26 | Down 1 place |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #27 | New |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #23 | #28 | Down 5 places |
| Z TRANSPORTATION INC | #30 | #29 | Up 1 place |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #33 | #30 | Up 3 places |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #27 | #31 | Down 4 places |
| LUCKY WORLD INC | Not ranked | #32 | New |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #28 | #33 | Down 5 places |
| SERVICE ONE TRANSPORT INC | #29 | #34 | Down 5 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #34 | #35 | Down 1 place |
| Energy Carriers | #35 | #36 | Down 1 place |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #36 | #38 | Down 2 places |
| COYOTE XPRESS LLC | Not ranked | #41 | New |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #41 | #42 | Down 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #38 | #50 | Down 12 places |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #15 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC | #19 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #20 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #31 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Caravan Inc | #42 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
The trucking companies leading Huntsville, Alabama 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 Huntsville, Alabama ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. The carrier ranks in the 89th percentile for weekly pay in Huntsville, Alabama. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $2,100/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC pays above the 87th percentile on weekly pay for the Huntsville, Alabama market. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC ranks in the 99th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data.
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC offers the highest sign-on bonus among Huntsville, Alabama's top 10 — $10,000.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is up from #10 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Huntsville, Alabama ranking. Pay sits above the 91st percentile in the Huntsville, Alabama market. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
True Transport Inc. actually pays more weekly than the top-ranked carrier — $2,250/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #6 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #7 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #8 Clean Recompression LLC at $2,000/wk, #9 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #10 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk.
What Huntsville, Alabama drivers actually run
Of active CDL postings in Huntsville, Alabama this month, 19% are regional and 76% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 5%.
Across Huntsville, Alabama CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 25% dedicated, 84% take-truck-home, 67% pet-friendly, 68% riders-allowed.
Huntsville, Alabama vs Alabama: the numbers that diverge
| Huntsville, Alabama | Alabama top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 42% | 36% | +6 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 26% | 38% | -12 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 78% | 68% | +10 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Huntsville, Alabama's biggest divergence from Alabama is on dedicated routes, 12 points below the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Alabama
Alabama trucking centers on the I-65 / I-20 / I-10 grid, with Hyundai (Montgomery), Honda (Lincoln), and Mercedes-Benz (Tuscaloosa) automotive plants driving heavy Tier-1 supplier freight on tight just-in-time schedules. The Port of Mobile handles bulk cargo at the southern end. Cost of living runs below the national average, which makes the headline pay math work better than it does in the Northeast. Summer heat and humidity on the Gulf Coast affect equipment and load-securing differently than inland. Alabama has a low graduated state income tax.
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Where this data comes from
The composite score is 30% compensation, 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits, and 20% operational performance. Pay percentiles are computed against carriers currently hiring in each market; FMCSA percentiles come from SAFER and weight unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2× heavier than the other three dimensions. Updated November 2026.