Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Jacksonville, Florida (July 2026)
Lanefinder's index counts 268 active W2 trucking carriers in Jacksonville, Florida this July 2026. LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY leads with an average weekly pay of $1,680. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,225/week. Jacksonville is Florida's primary freight gateway on I-95 / I-10, with JAXPORT handling containers, vehicle imports, and bulk cargo, and the city's central Florida location making it a Southeast regional distribution point.
What changed in July 2026
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The trucking companies leading Jacksonville, Florida this month
The top of the list is LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY at $1,680/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY — $1,680/wk
LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY tops the Jacksonville, Florida ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. On driver fitness, the carrier ranks in the 91st percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY responds to driver applications more reliably than the Jacksonville, Florida median.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,225/wk
True Transport Inc. sits in the 95th percentile for weekly pay among Jacksonville, Florida carriers. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 99th percentile.
True Transport Inc. doesn't top the ranking but offers higher weekly pay than #1 — $2,225/week.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 89th percentile on weekly pay for the Jacksonville, Florida market. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC ranks in the 93rd percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk, #6 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #7 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #8 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #9 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #10 G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC at $1,650/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Jacksonville, Florida
Of active CDL postings in Jacksonville, Florida this month, 20% are regional and 78% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 2%.
Across Jacksonville, Florida CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 81% take-truck-home, 63% pet-friendly, 66% riders-allowed.
Jacksonville, Florida vs Florida: the numbers that diverge
Jacksonville, Florida's biggest divergence from Florida is on riders-allowed policies, 6 points above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Florida
Florida CDL work splits cleanly between coastal port-and-tourism freight (Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Port Everglades) and Central Florida last-mile distribution. The hurricane season — June through November — drives both stress and opportunity: insurance rates climb, freight rates spike around storm-recovery windows, and shutdown days are a real income variable. Florida has no state income tax. The traffic on I-95 and I-4 is consistently in the top tier of US congestion, so HOS planning around peak commute windows matters more here than in most states. Reefer and produce work pays well; OTR pulling out of the state is steady year-round.
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The methodology behind the rankings
Compensation, FMCSA safety, benefits, and operational performance — weighted 30, 25, 25, and 20 percent respectively. Compensation extends beyond headline pay to include sign-on bonus tier and settlement cadence. Benefits scoring differs by hiring type because the perks that matter to a W2 driver and a contractor are not the same. Updated July 2026.