Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Janesville, Wisconsin (November 2026)
For W2 company drivers in Janesville, Wisconsin, Lanefinder tracks 367 carriers as of November 2026. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. FW TRUCKING follows at $1,850/week. Wisconsin freight moves on I-90 / I-94 through Milwaukee and Madison, with dairy and food processing as the dominant outbound commodity and paper and packaging manufacturing in the Fox River Valley generating consistent industrial loads.
What changed in November 2026
McLeod Express LLC at #4, SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #6, and MNS1 EXPRESS INC at #8 are new to the top 50 in Janesville, Wisconsin. Biggest climbs: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#35 → #1), FW TRUCKING (#14 → #2), and True Transport Inc. (#13 → #3). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #22) and CYCLE LOGISTICS INC (#11 → #21). Elsewhere in the top 50, 4 carriers joined, 7 left, and 34 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
The trucking companies leading Janesville, Wisconsin 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 Janesville, Wisconsin ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Weekly pay here lands in the 91st percentile across Janesville, Wisconsin. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2FW TRUCKING — $1,850/wk
FW TRUCKING is up from #14 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Janesville, Wisconsin ranking. FW TRUCKING's FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 90th percentile.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is up from #13 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Janesville, Wisconsin ranking. True Transport Inc. sits in the 97th percentile for weekly pay among Janesville, Wisconsin carriers. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 98th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
True Transport Inc. actually pays more weekly than the top-ranked carrier — $2,250/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 McLeod Express LLC at $1,483/wk, #5 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,950/wk, #6 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #7 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #8 MNS1 EXPRESS INC at $2,050/wk, #9 HandledNow LLC at $1,550/wk, #10 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk.
What Janesville, Wisconsin drivers actually run
21% of Janesville, Wisconsin's active CDL postings are regional and 72% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (7%).
Across Janesville, Wisconsin CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 78% take-truck-home, 63% pet-friendly, 64% riders-allowed.
Janesville, Wisconsin vs Wisconsin: the numbers that diverge
| Janesville, Wisconsin | Wisconsin top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 32% | 41% | -9 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 78% | 71% | +7 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 68% | 63% | +5 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
The largest gap is on dedicated routes: Janesville, Wisconsin sits 9 points below the Wisconsin baseline.
Driving CDL in Wisconsin
Wisconsin freight moves on I-90 / I-94 through Milwaukee and Madison. Dairy and food processing are dominant outbound commodities — Wisconsin's reefer freight is a national-scale segment. Paper and packaging manufacturing in the Fox River Valley generates consistent industrial loads. Great Lakes ports at Green Bay and Superior handle bulk cargo. Cost of living is moderate. Wisconsin has a high graduated state income tax. Winter is severe — lake-effect snow off Lake Michigan affects the eastern third of the state; ice and salt corrosion eat equipment faster than southern states.
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The methodology behind the rankings
Compensation is the largest single weight at 30% — pay percentile, sign-on bonus, guaranteed-pay availability, and settlement cadence. FMCSA safety contributes 25%, built from five SAFER dimensions with unsafe-driving and hours-of-service weighted 2× heavier. Benefits contribute 25%, scored separately for W2 versus owner-operator and 1099 carriers. Operational performance — application responsiveness and fleet scale — contributes 20%. Updated November 2026.