Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Massachusetts (July 2026)
For W2 company drivers in Massachusetts, Lanefinder tracks 322 carriers as of July 2026. True Transport Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,250. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC follows at $2,200/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.
What changed in July 2026
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The trucking companies leading Massachusetts this month
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. tops the Massachusetts ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. True Transport Inc. pays above the 91st percentile on weekly pay for the Massachusetts market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 99th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's weekly pay ranks in the 94th percentile across Massachusetts. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 93rd percentile.
#3DIVINE ENTERPRISES — $1,375/wk
DIVINE ENTERPRISES's FMCSA score is strongest on hours-of-service compliance — 96th percentile. DIVINE ENTERPRISES tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 NFI TRANSPORTATION at $1,900/wk, #6 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #7 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #8 GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION at $1,750/wk, #9 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #10 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,693/wk.
What Massachusetts drivers actually run
20% of Massachusetts's active CDL postings are regional and 61% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (19%).
Across Massachusetts CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 63% take-truck-home, 52% pet-friendly, 52% 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 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).
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Massachusetts
- CDL driver salary in Massachusetts
- Best trucking companies in the United States
How we compile these rankings
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.