Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Maplewood, Minnesota (July 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 317 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Maplewood, Minnesota. Rankings below reflect July 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. True Transport Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,250. Forest Brook Trucking LLC follows at $1,600/week. Minnesota freight moves on the I-35 / I-94 Twin Cities metro grid and reaches the Great Lakes at Duluth, with large agricultural export volumes — soybeans, corn, and wheat — and a significant medical-device manufacturing sector.
What changed in July 2026
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Maplewood, Minnesota's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is True Transport Inc. at $2,250/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is number-one in Maplewood, Minnesota this month on the composite ranking. Pay sits above the 92nd percentile in the Maplewood, Minnesota market. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile. Lanefinder's application data flags True Transport Inc. as a responsive employer.
#2Forest Brook Trucking LLC — $1,600/wk
Forest Brook Trucking LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on hours-of-service compliance — 97th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Maplewood, Minnesota.
#3CARGORX DRY CAPACITY — $1,900/wk
CARGORX DRY CAPACITY's weekly pay ranks in the 86th percentile across Maplewood, Minnesota. CARGORX DRY CAPACITY's FMCSA score is strongest on hours-of-service compliance — 89th percentile. CARGORX DRY CAPACITY responds to driver applications more reliably than the Maplewood, Minnesota median.
Also in the top 10: #4 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,950/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #7 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #8 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #9 Badger Express LLC at $1,700/wk, #10 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Maplewood, Minnesota
The route mix in Maplewood, Minnesota this month tilts OTR: 16% regional, 76% OTR, 7% local, 1% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Maplewood, Minnesota CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 74% take-truck-home, 63% pet-friendly, 63% riders-allowed.
Maplewood, Minnesota vs Minnesota: the numbers that diverge
Maplewood, Minnesota's biggest divergence from Minnesota is on sign-on bonus availability, 8 points above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Minnesota
Minnesota freight moves on the I-35 / I-94 Twin Cities grid and reaches the Great Lakes at Duluth, a significant Lake Superior port. Agricultural exports — soybeans, corn, wheat — drive heavy outbound volume. A significant medical-device manufacturing sector (Medtronic and others) generates high-value freight. Winter is the dominant operational variable: sub-zero stretches affect equipment, idle-time policy, and HOS realism. Minnesota has a high graduated state income tax — among the higher rates in the country. The Twin Cities have unusually-designed truck-restricted bridges; first-time runs should consult routing notes carefully.
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Where this data comes from
Compensation is the largest single weight at 30% — pay percentile, sign-on bonus, guaranteed-pay availability, and settlement cadence. FMCSA safety contributes 25%, built from five SAFER dimensions with unsafe-driving and hours-of-service weighted 2× heavier. Benefits contribute 25%, scored separately for W2 versus owner-operator and 1099 carriers. Operational performance — application responsiveness and fleet scale — contributes 20%. Updated July 2026.