Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Lawrence, Massachusetts (September 2026)
For W2 company drivers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Lanefinder tracks 230 carriers as of September 2026. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. HandledNow LLC follows at $1,875/week. Massachusetts freight runs on the I-90 / I-93 / I-95 metro grid through Boston, with Port of Boston handling bulk and container cargo and a major concentration of biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing requiring cold-chain and hazmat lanes.
What changed in September 2026
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Lawrence, Massachusetts's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads the Lawrence, Massachusetts market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Weekly pay here lands in the 94th percentile across Lawrence, Massachusetts. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 93rd percentile.
#2HandledNow LLC — $1,875/wk
HandledNow LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 98th percentile.
#3PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC — $1,750/wk
PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 ABENAQUI CARRIERS at $1,750/wk, #5 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #6 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #7 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk, #8 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #9 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #10 G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC at $1,650/wk.
What Lawrence, Massachusetts drivers actually run
18% of Lawrence, Massachusetts's active CDL postings are regional and 74% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (8%).
Across Lawrence, Massachusetts CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 71% take-truck-home, 60% pet-friendly, 60% riders-allowed.
Driving CDL in Massachusetts
Massachusetts freight runs on the I-90 / I-93 / I-95 grid through Boston, with the Port of Boston handling bulk and container cargo. A dense biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing cluster around Cambridge / Boston / Worcester requires cold-chain and hazmat-eligible lanes. The Big Dig tunnels have truck-height and hazmat restrictions worth checking before routing. Boston congestion is consistently in the worst US tier. Cost of living is among the highest nationally. Massachusetts has a moderate flat state income tax with an added surtax on very high incomes (not relevant for most drivers).
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Where this data comes from
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 September 2026.