Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Minnetonka, Minnesota (November 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 327 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Rankings below reflect November 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC follows at $2,100/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 November 2026
MNS1 EXPRESS INC at #6, Mountain States L.P. Gas at #8, and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #9 are new to the top 50 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#29 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #20) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#35 → #49). Elsewhere in the top 50, 6 carriers joined, 9 left, and 36 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #29 | #1 | Up 28 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #10 | #3 | Up 7 places |
| PREMIER TRANSPORTATION | #3 | #4 | Down 1 place |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #4 | #5 | Down 1 place |
| MNS1 EXPRESS INC | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #5 | #7 | Down 2 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #8 | New |
| DICK LAVY TRUCKING | Not ranked | #9 | New |
| CAR TRANSPORT INC | Not ranked | #10 | New |
| ARKA EXPRESS INC | Not ranked | #11 | New |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #6 | #12 | Down 6 places |
| Badger Express LLC | #7 | #13 | Down 6 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #9 | #14 | Down 5 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #8 | #15 | Down 7 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #11 | #16 | Down 5 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #12 | #17 | Down 5 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #15 | #18 | Down 3 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #13 | #19 | Down 6 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #20 | Down 19 places |
| A & H INC | #23 | #21 | Up 2 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #21 | #22 | Down 1 place |
| UPPER LAKES FOODS INC | #19 | #23 | Down 4 places |
| NEIER INC | #18 | #24 | Down 6 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #20 | #25 | Down 5 places |
| PASCAL CARRIER INC | #22 | #26 | Down 4 places |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #24 | #27 | Down 3 places |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #28 | New |
| Wynne Transport Service | Not ranked | #29 | New |
| Z TRANSPORTATION INC | #27 | #31 | Down 4 places |
| TAYLOR TRUCK LINE INC | Not ranked | #32 | New |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #26 | #33 | Down 7 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #25 | #34 | Down 9 places |
| LUCKY WORLD INC | Not ranked | #35 | New |
| BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC | #28 | #36 | Down 8 places |
| Bertch Cabinet LLC | #32 | #37 | Down 5 places |
| CARGORX DRY CAPACITY | #33 | #38 | Down 5 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #34 | #39 | Down 5 places |
| GT WORLDWIDE TRANSPORT INC | #36 | #40 | Down 4 places |
| TDR TRANSPORT | #37 | #41 | Down 4 places |
| JL LOGISTICS INC | #38 | #42 | Down 4 places |
| Caravan Inc | #39 | #43 | Down 4 places |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #40 | #44 | Down 4 places |
| Bakers Express | #41 | #45 | Down 4 places |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #43 | #46 | Down 3 places |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| National Express Carriers | #45 | #48 | Down 3 places |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #35 | #49 | Down 14 places |
| 1 MTX LLC | #48 | #50 | Down 2 places |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #14 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #16 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC | #17 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #31 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #42 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| K & R TRANSPORT LLC | #44 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| SQUARE ONE TRANSPORT LLC | #47 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| BROADWATER LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTATION INC | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
The trucking companies leading Minnetonka, Minnesota 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 Minnetonka, Minnesota ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Herrington Transportation Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 91st percentile across Minnetonka, Minnesota. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $2,100/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC's weekly pay ranks in the 93rd percentile across Minnetonka, Minnesota. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC ranks in the 99th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data.
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC offers the highest sign-on bonus among Minnetonka, Minnesota's top 10 — $10,000.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is up from #10 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Minnetonka, Minnesota ranking. Pay sits above the 92nd percentile in the Minnetonka, Minnesota market. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
True Transport Inc. actually pays more weekly than the top-ranked carrier — $2,250/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,950/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 MNS1 EXPRESS INC at $2,050/wk, #7 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #9 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #10 CAR TRANSPORT INC at $1,650/wk.
What Minnetonka, Minnesota drivers actually run
The route mix in Minnetonka, Minnesota this month tilts OTR: 16% regional, 74% OTR, 8% local, 1% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Minnetonka, Minnesota CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 74% take-truck-home, 63% pet-friendly, 64% riders-allowed.
Where Minnetonka, Minnesota differs from the Minnesota baseline
| Minnetonka, Minnesota | Minnesota top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 42% | 34% | +8 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 34% | 40% | -6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Among the figures above, sign-on bonus availability is where Minnetonka, Minnesota differs most from Minnesota — 8 points above statewide.
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. First-time Twin Cities runs should check truck-route restrictions carefully.
Related guides
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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 November 2026.