Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Lowell, Massachusetts (May 2026)
There are 242 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Lowell, Massachusetts. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of May 2026, not historical pay surveys. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/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.
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The trucking companies leading Lowell, Massachusetts this month
The top of the list is KEEP TRUCKING LLC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1KEEP TRUCKING LLC — $2,200/wk
KEEP TRUCKING LLC tops the Lowell, Massachusetts ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Pay sits above the 90th percentile in the Lowell, Massachusetts market. KEEP TRUCKING LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on controlled-substances compliance — 88th percentile. KEEP TRUCKING LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Lowell, Massachusetts median.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 97th percentile across Lowell, Massachusetts. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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 pays above the 90th percentile on weekly pay for the Lowell, Massachusetts market. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 94th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 HMD TRUCKING INC at $1,875/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk, #7 ABENAQUI CARRIERS at $1,750/wk, #8 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #9 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #10 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Lowell, Massachusetts
Of active CDL postings in Lowell, Massachusetts this month, 17% are regional and 75% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 8%.
Across Lowell, Massachusetts CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 25% dedicated, 71% take-truck-home, 60% pet-friendly, 61% riders-allowed.
Where Lowell, Massachusetts differs from the Massachusetts baseline
The largest gap is on sign-on bonus availability: Lowell, Massachusetts sits 5 points above 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 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
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 May 2026.