Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Mesa, Arizona (November 2026)
In Mesa, Arizona as of November 2026, 245 carriers are actively hiring W2 company drivers. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Mesa is part of the Phoenix metro's eastern industrial corridor, with semiconductor and electronics manufacturing generating high-value loads and US-60 connecting to I-10 for regional distribution.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #4 and TUCKER FREIGHT LINES INC at #7 are new to the top 50 in Mesa, Arizona. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#17 → #1). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#28 → #45). WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE (was #10) left the top 50. Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 4 left, and 39 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #17 | #1 | Up 16 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #5 | #2 | Up 3 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #1 | #3 | Down 2 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #4 | New |
| FIVE BELOW INC | #2 | #5 | Down 3 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #3 | #6 | Down 3 places |
| TUCKER FREIGHT LINES INC | Not ranked | #7 | New |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #6 | #9 | Down 3 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #4 | #10 | Down 6 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #7 | #11 | Down 4 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #9 | #13 | Down 4 places |
| KAISER TRANSPORT INC | #13 | #14 | Down 1 place |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #14 | #15 | Down 1 place |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #11 | #16 | Down 5 places |
| RUNYAN CONSTRUCTION INC | #20 | #17 | Up 3 places |
| NEIER INC | #15 | #18 | Down 3 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #18 | #19 | Down 1 place |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #16 | #20 | Down 4 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #19 | #21 | Down 2 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #23 | #22 | Up 1 place |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #23 | New |
| TAYLOR TRUCK LINE INC | #21 | #24 | Down 3 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #22 | #25 | Down 3 places |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #24 | #26 | Down 2 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #26 | #27 | Down 1 place |
| TERMINAL TRANSPORT INC | #25 | #28 | Down 3 places |
| Prime Inc. | #27 | #29 | Down 2 places |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #29 | #30 | Down 1 place |
| COYOTE XPRESS LLC | Not ranked | #31 | New |
| Southland Transportation | #30 | #32 | Down 2 places |
| Cross Integrated Transport, LLC | #31 | #33 | Down 2 places |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #36 | #34 | Up 2 places |
| StaffWorthy | #34 | #36 | Down 2 places |
| TRINITY X-PRESS LLC | #38 | #37 | Up 1 place |
| NTC TRUCKING LLC | #39 | #38 | Up 1 place |
| Idea Transport LLC | #33 | #39 | Down 6 places |
| DRAKE FARMS TRUCKING INC | #37 | #40 | Down 3 places |
| K & R TRANSPORT LLC | #42 | #41 | Up 1 place |
| BIG WINGS LLC | Not ranked | #42 | New |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #41 | #43 | Down 2 places |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #43 | #44 | Down 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #28 | #45 | Down 17 places |
| CAPITOL TRUCK LINES INC | #44 | #46 | Down 2 places |
| 1 MTX LLC | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| SQUARE ONE TRANSPORT LLC | #47 | #48 | Down 1 place |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #48 | #49 | Down 1 place |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #10 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| NTA, LTD. | #32 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC | #40 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| LIBERTY HAULERS INC | #45 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Detmar Logistics | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
The trucking companies leading Mesa, Arizona this month
The top of the list is Herrington Transportation Inc. at $2,000/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. tops the Mesa, Arizona ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Herrington Transportation Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 89th percentile across Mesa, Arizona. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Mesa, Arizona. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's weekly pay ranks in the 93rd percentile across Mesa, Arizona. Top FMCSA dimension here is vehicle maintenance, in the 94th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #5 FIVE BELOW INC at $2,250/wk, #6 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #7 TUCKER FREIGHT LINES INC at $1,850/wk, #8 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #9 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #10 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Mesa, Arizona
Of active CDL postings in Mesa, Arizona this month, 14% are regional and 80% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 6%.
Across Mesa, Arizona CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 77% take-truck-home, 68% pet-friendly, 64% riders-allowed.
Where Mesa, Arizona differs from the Arizona baseline
| Mesa, Arizona | Arizona top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 34% | 40% | -6 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 76% | 62% | +14 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 80% | 68% | +12 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 90% | 80% | +10 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 38% | 32% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Among the figures above, riders-allowed policies is where Mesa, Arizona differs most from Arizona — 14 points above statewide.
Driving CDL in Mesa
Mesa is part of the Phoenix metro's eastern industrial corridor. An Apple data center campus and Boeing's Apache helicopter plant drive high-value loads; data-center construction is steady. US-60 feeds I-10 for regional distribution. Summer heat above 110°F is the dominant operational reality — equipment cooling matters, forced stops are real, work shifts to early morning.
Driving CDL in Arizona
Arizona freight runs on the I-19 / I-10 corridor from the Nogales border crossing — one of the busiest US-Mexico commercial crossings — through Tucson and Phoenix metro distribution. Semiconductor fabs in the Phoenix metro add a high-value freight segment on top of the regional distribution base. Summer heat is the dominant operational variable: ambient temperatures above 110°F change how equipment behaves and how long you can run before forced cooling stops. Arizona has a low flat state income tax.
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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.