Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Maryland (July 2026)
Maryland's W2 trucking market includes 464 active carriers as of July 2026. LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY leads with an average weekly pay of $1,680. Forest Brook Trucking LLC follows at $1,600/week. Maryland freight flows through Port of Baltimore — a major East Coast container and auto-import port (recovering from the 2024 Key Bridge collapse) — and along the I-95 / I-70 / I-695 Beltway corridor connecting mid-Atlantic manufacturing and DC-metro distribution.
What changed in July 2026
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The trucking companies leading Maryland this month
The top of the list is LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY at $1,680/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY — $1,680/wk
LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY tops the Maryland ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. On driver fitness, the carrier ranks in the 91st percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY responds to driver applications more reliably than the Maryland median.
#2Forest Brook Trucking LLC — $1,600/wk
Forest Brook Trucking LLC's top FMCSA dimension is hours-of-service compliance, in the 97th percentile. Lanefinder's application data flags Forest Brook Trucking LLC as a responsive employer.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 97th percentile across Maryland. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 99th 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 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 NFI TRANSPORTATION at $1,900/wk, #6 Maumee Express, Inc. at $1,925/wk, #7 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #8 ECM ENERGY SERVICES INC at $1,950/wk, #9 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $1,800/wk, #10 INSULATION COMPANY OF AMERICA LLC at $2,000/wk.
What Maryland drivers actually run
Of active CDL postings in Maryland this month, 27% are regional and 58% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 15%.
Across Maryland CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 67% take-truck-home, 54% pet-friendly, 53% riders-allowed.
Driving CDL in Maryland
Maryland freight flows through the Port of Baltimore — a major East Coast container and auto-import port (recovering from the 2024 Key Bridge collapse) — and along the I-95 / I-70 / I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) corridor connecting mid-Atlantic manufacturing and DC-metro distribution. The Beltway is consistently top-tier in US congestion. Cost of living is high and state income tax is moderate-to-high depending on county add-ons. Eastern Shore freight (poultry processing especially) is a distinct regional segment. The Bay Bridge wind restrictions and weight rules complicate Eastern Shore route timing.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Maryland
- CDL driver salary in Maryland
- Best trucking companies in the United States
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 July 2026.