Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Minnetonka, Minnesota (May 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 329 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Rankings below reflect May 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/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 May 2026
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The trucking companies leading Minnetonka, Minnesota this month
The top of the list is KEEP TRUCKING LLC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1KEEP TRUCKING LLC — $2,200/wk
KEEP TRUCKING LLC tops the Minnetonka, Minnesota ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Pay sits above the 91st percentile in the Minnetonka, Minnesota market. On controlled-substances compliance, the carrier ranks in the 88th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. Lanefinder's application data flags KEEP TRUCKING LLC as a responsive employer.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 97th percentile across Minnetonka, Minnesota. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile. True Transport Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Minnetonka, Minnesota median.
True Transport Inc. actually pays more weekly than the top-ranked carrier — $2,250/week.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's weekly pay ranks in the 96th percentile across Minnetonka, Minnesota. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 94th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,700/wk, #7 KOTTKE TRUCKING INC at $2,000/wk, #8 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #9 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #10 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk.
What Minnetonka, Minnesota drivers actually run
The route mix in Minnetonka, Minnesota this month tilts OTR: 15% regional, 76% OTR, 8% local, 1% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Minnetonka, Minnesota CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 25% dedicated, 75% take-truck-home, 64% pet-friendly, 65% riders-allowed.
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 May 2026.