Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Little Rock, Arkansas (November 2026)
As of November 2026, 321 carriers in Little Rock, Arkansas are posting active jobs for W2 company drivers. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Little Rock sits at the I-40 / I-30 junction in central Arkansas, serving as the state's primary distribution hub with agricultural shipments of poultry and soybeans and retail distribution serving the region.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #4, Mountain States L.P. Gas at #5, and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #7 are new to the top 50 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#28 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #20) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#35 → #50). Elsewhere in the top 50, 4 carriers joined, 7 left, and 39 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #28 | #1 | Up 27 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #9 | #2 | Up 7 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #2 | #3 | Down 1 place |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #4 | New |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #5 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #3 | #6 | Down 3 places |
| DICK LAVY TRUCKING | Not ranked | #7 | New |
| Great Plains Trucking Inc. | #5 | #8 | Down 3 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #6 | #9 | Down 3 places |
| South East Carriers INC | #4 | #10 | Down 6 places |
| TAYLOR TRUCK LINE INC | Not ranked | #11 | New |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #8 | #12 | Down 4 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #7 | #13 | Down 6 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #11 | #14 | Down 3 places |
| Farmers Oil Company Inc | #12 | #15 | Down 3 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #10 | #16 | Down 6 places |
| Texas Pride Fuels | #13 | #17 | Down 4 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #14 | #18 | Down 4 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #16 | #19 | Down 3 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #20 | Down 19 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #15 | #21 | Down 6 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #23 | #22 | Up 1 place |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #20 | #23 | Down 3 places |
| TWIN CITY TRANSPORTATION INC | #26 | #24 | Up 2 places |
| PREMIER TRANSPORTATION | #24 | #25 | Down 1 place |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #21 | #26 | Down 5 places |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #18 | #27 | Down 9 places |
| NEIER INC | #22 | #28 | Down 6 places |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #29 | New |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #25 | #30 | Down 5 places |
| Z TRANSPORTATION INC | #27 | #31 | Down 4 places |
| LUCKY WORLD INC | Not ranked | #32 | New |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #31 | #33 | Down 2 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #32 | #34 | Down 2 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #29 | #35 | Down 6 places |
| BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC | #30 | #36 | Down 6 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #33 | #37 | Down 4 places |
| RAPID RESPONSE, INC. | #36 | #39 | Down 3 places |
| TDR TRANSPORT | #37 | #40 | Down 3 places |
| COYOTE XPRESS LLC | Not ranked | #41 | New |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #39 | #42 | Down 3 places |
| Caravan Inc | #40 | #43 | Down 3 places |
| Bakers Express | #42 | #44 | Down 2 places |
| SEMO EXPRESS LLC | #44 | #45 | Down 1 place |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #45 | #46 | Down 1 place |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| National Express Carriers | #47 | #48 | Down 1 place |
| MIG Logistics | #48 | #49 | Down 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #35 | #50 | Down 15 places |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #17 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC | #19 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| SOUTHERN TRANSPORT LLC | #34 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #41 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| K & R TRANSPORT LLC | #43 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| 1 MTX LLC | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Little Rock, Arkansas's top trucking carriers right now
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 Little Rock, Arkansas ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Weekly pay here lands in the 89th percentile across Little Rock, Arkansas. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. rose 7 positions month-over-month, from #9 to #2. True Transport Inc. pays above the 91st percentile on weekly pay for the Little Rock, Arkansas market. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
True Transport Inc. doesn't top the ranking but offers higher weekly pay than #1 — $2,250/week.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC sits in the 94th percentile for weekly pay among Little Rock, Arkansas carriers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC ranks in the 94th percentile for vehicle maintenance on FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #5 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #6 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #7 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #8 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #9 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #10 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk.
What Little Rock, Arkansas drivers actually run
15% of Little Rock, Arkansas's active CDL postings are regional and 83% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (2%).
Across Little Rock, Arkansas CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 25% dedicated, 86% take-truck-home, 69% pet-friendly, 70% riders-allowed.
Little Rock, Arkansas vs Arkansas: the numbers that diverge
| Little Rock, Arkansas | Arkansas top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 22% | 35% | -13 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 94% | 82% | +12 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 78% | 67% | +11 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 82% | 71% | +11 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
The largest gap is on dedicated routes: Little Rock, Arkansas sits 13 points below the Arkansas baseline.
Driving CDL in Little Rock
Little Rock anchors central Arkansas at the I-40 / I-30 cross. Regional retail distribution drives steady inbound and outbound flows; poultry and agricultural freight from north and east Arkansas add to volume. Cost of living is among the lowest in the country. Tornado season (March-May) is the main operational variable.
Driving CDL in Arkansas
Arkansas freight runs on I-40 east-west and the I-30 / I-55 corridors, with Walmart's Bentonville headquarters anchoring a major distribution-and-retail logistics flow in the state. Poultry reefer freight from the Ozarks and row-crop freight from the Delta are steady segments. Cost of living is among the lowest in the country, which makes the comp math work well for drivers based here. Arkansas has a low graduated state income tax. I-40 between Memphis and Little Rock is one of the busier mid-South freight lanes.
Related guides
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Where this data comes from
Pay carriers against each other within the same market (30%). Layer a weighted FMCSA SAFER safety percentile on top (25%). Score the benefits package against what actually matters for the hiring type — W2 health/financial benefits or owner-op operational perks (25%). Finish with operational performance: responsiveness to driver applications plus fleet scale (20%). All percentiles are recomputed monthly. Updated November 2026.