Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Idaho Falls, Idaho (November 2026)
Idaho Falls, Idaho, November 2026: 221 active W2 trucking carriers. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. Cowboy State Trucking, Inc. follows at $2,000/week. Idaho freight runs on I-84 / I-86 through the Snake River Plain, with large agricultural exports of potatoes, dairy, and barley and the Boise metro serving as the main regional distribution center.
What changed in November 2026
Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#22 → #1). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#29 → #41). Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 3 left, 36 changed rank, and 1 changed pay or benefits.
All changes since October 2026
The trucking companies leading Idaho Falls, Idaho 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 Idaho Falls, Idaho ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Weekly pay here lands in the 90th percentile across Idaho Falls, Idaho. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2Cowboy State Trucking, Inc. — $2,000/wk
Cowboy State Trucking, Inc. sits in the 90th percentile for weekly pay among Idaho Falls, Idaho carriers. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 91st percentile.
#3Mountain States L.P. Gas — $2,000/wk
Mountain States L.P. Gas pays above the 85th percentile on weekly pay for the Idaho Falls, Idaho market. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 DICK IRVIN INC at $2,250/wk, #6 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #7 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #8 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #9 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #10 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Idaho Falls, Idaho
15% of Idaho Falls, Idaho's active CDL postings are regional and 83% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (2%).
Across Idaho Falls, Idaho CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 24% dedicated, 80% take-truck-home, 68% pet-friendly, 67% riders-allowed.
Driving CDL in Idaho
Idaho CDL work runs on I-84 / I-86 through the Snake River Plain, with Boise serving as the regional distribution hub. Agricultural exports — potatoes, dairy, barley — generate heavy outbound reefer freight, especially in late summer and fall. Boise's growing semiconductor sector (Micron) and broader tech presence add high-value freight. Cost of living in the Boise metro is rising but stays below the West Coast metros. Idaho has a moderate flat state income tax. Winter on US-95 north of Boise is more severe than newcomers expect.
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The methodology behind the rankings
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.