Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Lowell, Massachusetts (November 2026)
There are 240 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Lowell, Massachusetts. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of November 2026, not historical pay surveys. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,900 and an average $4,375 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 Lowell, Massachusetts. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#24 → #2). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#31 → #47). 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. | #24 | #2 | Up 22 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #5 | #3 | Up 2 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 | #4 | #7 | Down 3 places |
| ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION LLC | #3 | #8 | Down 5 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #7 | #9 | Down 2 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #9 | #10 | Down 1 place |
| ABENAQUI CARRIERS | #6 | #11 | Down 5 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #8 | #12 | Down 4 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #10 | #13 | Down 3 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #11 | #14 | Down 3 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #13 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #12 | #16 | Down 4 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #17 | New |
| A & H INC | #21 | #18 | Up 3 places |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #15 | #20 | Down 5 places |
| WIN Waste Innovations | #17 | #21 | Down 4 places |
| NEIER INC | #18 | #22 | Down 4 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #22 | #23 | Down 1 place |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #16 | #24 | Down 8 places |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #20 | #25 | Down 5 places |
| ARCTIC EXPRESS | #23 | #26 | Down 3 places |
| Z TRANSPORTATION INC | #26 | #27 | Down 1 place |
| FIRST PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT LLC | #33 | #28 | Up 5 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #27 | #29 | Down 2 places |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #28 | #30 | Down 2 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #25 | #31 | Down 6 places |
| Prime Inc. | #29 | #32 | Down 3 places |
| HARDING METALS INC | #30 | #33 | Down 3 places |
| MARK IV TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC | #32 | #34 | Down 2 places |
| StaffWorthy | Not ranked | #35 | New |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #34 | #36 | Down 2 places |
| Cross Integrated Transport, LLC | #35 | #37 | Down 2 places |
| NTA, LTD. | #36 | #38 | Down 2 places |
| STONE TRANSPORT | #37 | #39 | Down 2 places |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #38 | #40 | Down 2 places |
| Bakers Express | #39 | #41 | Down 2 places |
| K & R TRANSPORT LLC | #41 | #42 | Down 1 place |
| Landscapers Depot | #40 | #43 | Down 3 places |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #42 | #44 | Down 2 places |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #43 | #45 | Down 2 places |
| LIBERTY HAULERS INC | #44 | #46 | Down 2 places |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #31 | #47 | Down 16 places |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #45 | #48 | Down 3 places |
| 1 MTX LLC | #46 | #49 | Down 3 places |
| BROADWATER LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION INC | #48 | #50 | Down 2 places |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #14 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| KZY Logistics LLC | #47 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| NAJJAR BROTHERS LLC | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| HORIZON TRANSPORTATION | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
The trucking companies leading Lowell, Massachusetts this month
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,900/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,900/wk
HandledNow LLC leads the Lowell, 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 offers the highest sign-on bonus among Lowell, Massachusetts's top 10 — $4,375.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. climbed from #24 to #2 this month — one of the biggest moves in Lowell, Massachusetts. The carrier ranks in the 90th percentile for weekly pay in Lowell, Massachusetts. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Lowell, Massachusetts. 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.
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 ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION LLC at $2,000/wk, #9 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Lowell, Massachusetts
Of active CDL postings in Lowell, Massachusetts this month, 18% are regional and 73% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 9%.
Across Lowell, Massachusetts CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 70% take-truck-home, 59% pet-friendly, 60% riders-allowed.
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
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.