Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Loveland, Colorado (November 2026)
Loveland, Colorado, November 2026: 256 active W2 trucking carriers. 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 Loveland, Colorado. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#24 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #15) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#33 → #45). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 4 left, and 32 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #24 | #1 | Up 23 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #8 | #2 | Up 6 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #2 | #4 | Down 2 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #5 | New |
| Great Plains Trucking Inc. | #5 | #6 | Down 1 place |
| CAR TRANSPORT INC | Not ranked | #7 | New |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #6 | #8 | Down 2 places |
| SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC | #4 | #9 | Down 5 places |
| Dillard Trucking | #11 | #10 | Up 1 place |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #9 | #11 | Down 2 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #7 | #12 | Down 5 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #10 | #13 | Down 3 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #15 | #14 | Up 1 place |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #15 | Down 14 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #12 | #16 | Down 4 places |
| KAISER TRANSPORT INC | #16 | #18 | Down 2 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #21 | #19 | Up 2 places |
| NEIER INC | #18 | #20 | Down 2 places |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #19 | #21 | Down 2 places |
| RUNYAN CONSTRUCTION INC | #26 | #22 | Up 4 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #20 | #23 | Down 3 places |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #22 | #24 | Down 2 places |
| TAYLOR TRUCK LINE INC | #28 | #26 | Up 2 places |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #27 | New |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #27 | #28 | Down 1 place |
| TRANS XPRESS LINE INC | #34 | #33 | Up 1 place |
| COYOTE XPRESS LLC | Not ranked | #34 | New |
| NTA, LTD. | #36 | #35 | Up 1 place |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #35 | #36 | Down 1 place |
| TRINITY X-PRESS LLC | #40 | #37 | Up 3 places |
| Bakers Express | #39 | #38 | Up 1 place |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #38 | #39 | Down 1 place |
| NTC TRUCKING LLC | #41 | #40 | Up 1 place |
| Idea Transport LLC | #37 | #41 | Down 4 places |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #33 | #45 | Down 12 places |
| LIBERTY HAULERS INC | #45 | #46 | Down 1 place |
| SQUARE ONE TRANSPORT LLC | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| 1 MTX LLC | #47 | #48 | Down 1 place |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #48 | #49 | Down 1 place |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #13 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #14 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| LIQUID ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS OF TEXAS LLC | #23 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| StaffWorthy | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
The trucking companies leading Loveland, Colorado 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. leads the Loveland, Colorado market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Herrington Transportation Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 90th percentile across Loveland, Colorado. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is up from #8 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Loveland, Colorado ranking. Pay sits above the 91st percentile in the Loveland, Colorado market. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
#3DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC — $2,125/wk
DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC pays above the 86th percentile on weekly pay for the Loveland, Colorado market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 95th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
For sign-on cash, DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC posts the largest bonus in Loveland, Colorado's top 10 at $5,000.
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.
What Loveland, Colorado drivers actually run
15% of Loveland, Colorado's active CDL postings are regional and 78% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (7%).
Across Loveland, Colorado CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 28% dedicated, 76% take-truck-home, 63% pet-friendly, 62% riders-allowed.
Loveland, Colorado vs Colorado: the numbers that diverge
| Loveland, Colorado | Colorado top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 34% | 40% | -6 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 Loveland, 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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Where this data comes from
The score is built from four buckets. Thirty percent compensation, drawn from real active job postings and modified by bonus and settlement structure. Twenty-five percent safety, from FMCSA SAFER. Twenty-five percent benefits, scored hiring-type-aware. Twenty percent operational performance, drawn from how carriers actually behave toward applicants. Updated November 2026.