Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Malden, Massachusetts (November 2026)
Malden, Massachusetts has 235 active W2 trucking carriers as of November 2026. The carriers ranked below are scored on real driver pay, FMCSA safety, benefits, and how they treat applicants. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,875 and an average $3,750 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 Malden, Massachusetts. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#23 → #2). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#32 → #47). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 4 left, and 39 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #23 | #2 | Up 21 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #8 | #3 | Up 5 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 |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #3 | #7 | Down 4 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #5 | #8 | Down 3 places |
| ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION LLC | #4 | #9 | Down 5 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #6 | #10 | Down 4 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #10 | #11 | Down 1 place |
| ABENAQUI CARRIERS | #7 | #12 | Down 5 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #11 | #13 | Down 2 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #9 | #14 | Down 5 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #13 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #15 | #16 | Down 1 place |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #12 | #17 | Down 5 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #18 | New |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #16 | #19 | Down 3 places |
| A & H INC | #22 | #20 | Up 2 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #20 | #21 | Down 1 place |
| WIN Waste Innovations | #19 | #22 | Down 3 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #24 | #23 | Up 1 place |
| NEIER INC | #18 | #24 | Down 6 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #17 | #25 | Down 8 places |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #21 | #26 | Down 5 places |
| FIRST PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT LLC | #34 | #28 | Up 6 places |
| ARCTIC EXPRESS | #25 | #29 | Down 4 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #28 | #30 | Down 2 places |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #29 | #31 | Down 2 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #26 | #32 | Down 6 places |
| Prime Inc. | #31 | #33 | Down 2 places |
| HARDING METALS INC | #30 | #34 | Down 4 places |
| MARK IV TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC | #33 | #35 | Down 2 places |
| StaffWorthy | Not ranked | #36 | New |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #35 | #37 | Down 2 places |
| Cross Integrated Transport, LLC | #36 | #38 | Down 2 places |
| NTA, LTD. | #37 | #39 | Down 2 places |
| Bakers Express | #39 | #41 | Down 2 places |
| Landscapers Depot | #41 | #43 | Down 2 places |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #43 | #45 | Down 2 places |
| LIBERTY HAULERS INC | #45 | #46 | Down 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #32 | #47 | Down 15 places |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #46 | #48 | Down 2 places |
| 1 MTX LLC | #47 | #49 | Down 2 places |
| BROADWATER LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION INC | #49 | #50 | Down 1 place |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #14 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| STONE TRANSPORT | #38 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| KZY Logistics LLC | #48 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| HORIZON TRANSPORTATION | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Malden, Massachusetts's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,875/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,875/wk
HandledNow LLC is number-one in Malden, Massachusetts this month on the composite ranking. HandledNow LLC ranks in the 99th percentile for driver fitness on FMCSA SAFER data. HandledNow LLC tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
HandledNow LLC offers the highest sign-on bonus among Malden, Massachusetts's top 10 — $3,750.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. climbed from #23 to #2 this month — one of the biggest moves in Malden, Massachusetts. Herrington Transportation Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 90th percentile across Malden, Massachusetts. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. rose 5 positions month-over-month, from #8 to #3. True Transport Inc. sits in the 95th percentile for weekly pay among Malden, Massachusetts carriers. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 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 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION LLC at $2,000/wk, #10 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Malden, Massachusetts
Of active CDL postings in Malden, Massachusetts this month, 18% are regional and 74% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 8%.
Across Malden, Massachusetts CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 28% dedicated, 71% take-truck-home, 60% 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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The methodology behind the rankings
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.