Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Longmont, Colorado (November 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 258 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Longmont, Colorado. Rankings below reflect November 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Colorado trucking centers on the I-25 / I-70 cross at Denver, with energy-sector freight from the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin's Niobrara play in Weld County and produce flows (peaches, apples, vegetables) out of the Western Slope.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #5 and CAR TRANSPORT INC at #7 are new to the top 50 in Longmont, Colorado. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#25 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #15) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#33 → #46). Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 5 left, and 36 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
Longmont, Colorado'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. is number-one in Longmont, Colorado this month on the composite ranking. Pay sits above the 84th percentile in the Longmont, Colorado market. Lanefinder's application data flags Herrington Transportation Inc. as a responsive employer.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. rose 6 positions month-over-month, from #8 to #2. Weekly pay here lands in the 96th percentile across Longmont, Colorado. True Transport Inc. ranks in the 98th percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
#3DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC — $2,125/wk
DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC pays above the 86th percentile on weekly pay for the Longmont, Colorado market. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 95th percentile.
DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC leads Longmont, Colorado's top 10 on sign-on bonus, advertising $5,000 for new drivers.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #6 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #7 CAR TRANSPORT INC at $1,650/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC at $2,437/wk, #10 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Longmont, Colorado
14% of Longmont, Colorado's active CDL postings are regional and 78% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (8%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Longmont, Colorado postings; dedicated routes at 28%; take-truck-home at 76%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 63% and riders-allowed at 62%.
Where Longmont, Colorado differs from the Colorado baseline
| Longmont, Colorado | Colorado top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 32% | 40% | -8 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 82% | 72% | +10 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 92% | 86% | +6 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 80% | 74% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Among the figures above, pet-friendly fleets is where Longmont, Colorado differs most from Colorado — 10 points above statewide.
Driving CDL in Colorado
Colorado trucking centers on the I-25 / I-70 crossroads at Denver, with I-70 westbound the gateway to the Mountain West. Mountain passes and canyons — Eisenhower Tunnel (above 11,000 ft), Vail Pass, and Glenwood Canyon — are the dominant operational variable. Chain laws are aggressively enforced on I-70 from September through May. Elevation affects engine performance, brakes, and HOS realism. Cost of living along the Front Range is high relative to the Mountain West interior. Colorado has a moderate flat state income tax. Western Slope produce, DJ Basin energy in the northeast, and Denver last-mile distribution round out the lane mix.
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The methodology behind the rankings
Rankings combine four signals: compensation (30%) including pay percentile, sign-on bonuses, guaranteed pay, and settlement frequency; FMCSA safety (25%); benefits (25%) scored differently for W2 vs owner-operator carriers; and operational performance (20%) measuring employer responsiveness and fleet scale. Recomputed monthly from real active job postings. Updated November 2026.