Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Lawrence, Massachusetts (November 2026)
For W2 company drivers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Lanefinder tracks 235 carriers as of November 2026. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,875 and an average $3,750 sign-on bonus. Herrington Transportation Inc. follows at $2,000/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 the nation's largest life-sciences cluster generating cold-chain and hazmat lanes.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #4 and Mountain States L.P. Gas at #6 are new to the top 50 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#23 → #2). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#30 → #46). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 4 left, and 42 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #23 | #2 | Up 21 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #7 | #3 | Up 4 places |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #4 | New |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #2 | #5 | Down 3 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #3 | #7 | Down 4 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #5 | #8 | Down 3 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #8 | #9 | Down 1 place |
| ABENAQUI CARRIERS | #4 | #10 | Down 6 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #6 | #11 | Down 5 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #9 | #12 | Down 3 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #10 | #13 | Down 3 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #11 | #14 | Down 3 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #13 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| A & H INC | #20 | #16 | Up 4 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #17 | New |
| WIN Waste Innovations | #17 | #19 | Down 2 places |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #16 | #20 | Down 4 places |
| NEIER INC | #15 | #21 | Down 6 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #14 | #22 | Down 8 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #22 | #23 | Down 1 place |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #19 | #24 | Down 5 places |
| ARCTIC EXPRESS | #21 | #25 | Down 4 places |
| Z TRANSPORTATION INC | #25 | #26 | Down 1 place |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #26 | #27 | Down 1 place |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #24 | #28 | Down 4 places |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #27 | #29 | Down 2 places |
| Prime Inc. | #29 | #30 | Down 1 place |
| HARDING METALS INC | #28 | #31 | Down 3 places |
| MARK IV TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC | #31 | #32 | Down 1 place |
| StaffWorthy | Not ranked | #33 | New |
| Cross Integrated Transport, LLC | #33 | #34 | Down 1 place |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #32 | #35 | Down 3 places |
| NTA, LTD. | #34 | #36 | Down 2 places |
| ELITE EXPRESS | #36 | #37 | Down 1 place |
| STONE TRANSPORT | #35 | #38 | Down 3 places |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #38 | #39 | Down 1 place |
| Bakers Express | #37 | #40 | Down 3 places |
| K & R TRANSPORT LLC | #40 | #41 | Down 1 place |
| Landscapers Depot | #39 | #42 | Down 3 places |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #41 | #43 | Down 2 places |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #42 | #44 | Down 2 places |
| LIBERTY HAULERS INC | #43 | #45 | Down 2 places |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #30 | #46 | Down 16 places |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #44 | #47 | Down 3 places |
| 1 MTX LLC | #45 | #48 | Down 3 places |
| BROADWATER LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION INC | #47 | #49 | Down 2 places |
| HORIZON TRANSPORTATION | #49 | #50 | Down 1 place |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #12 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| KZY Logistics LLC | #46 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| NAJJAR BROTHERS LLC | #48 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| TRANSMASTER TRANSPORT LLC | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Lawrence, Massachusetts's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,875/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,875/wk
HandledNow LLC leads the Lawrence, Massachusetts market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Strongest FMCSA dimension is driver fitness — 99th percentile. HandledNow LLC tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
HandledNow LLC leads Lawrence, Massachusetts's top 10 on sign-on bonus, advertising $3,750 for new drivers.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. climbed from #23 to #2 this month — one of the biggest moves in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Weekly pay here lands in the 90th percentile across Lawrence, Massachusetts. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. pays above the 90th percentile on weekly pay for the Lawrence, Massachusetts 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 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #7 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #8 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #9 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #10 ABENAQUI CARRIERS at $1,750/wk.
What Lawrence, Massachusetts drivers actually run
18% of Lawrence, Massachusetts's active CDL postings are regional and 75% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (7%).
Across Lawrence, Massachusetts CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 71% take-truck-home, 60% pet-friendly, 60% riders-allowed.
Where Lawrence, Massachusetts differs from the Massachusetts baseline
The largest gap is on average weekly pay: Lawrence, Massachusetts sits 3% below the Massachusetts baseline.
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 a recurring truck bottleneck. 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 November 2026.