Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Minot, North Dakota (July 2026)
Minot, North Dakota, July 2026: 207 active W2 trucking carriers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. Forest Brook Trucking LLC follows at $1,600/week. North Dakota freight is dominated by Bakken oil-field service trucking in the western half and agricultural shipments of wheat, soybeans, and corn on I-94 / I-29, with significant cross-border trade through multiple Canadian ports of entry.
What changed in July 2026
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Minot, North Dakota's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC is number-one in Minot, North Dakota this month on the composite ranking. Weekly pay here lands in the 95th percentile across Minot, North Dakota. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 93rd percentile.
#2Forest Brook Trucking LLC — $1,600/wk
Forest Brook Trucking LLC's top FMCSA dimension is hours-of-service compliance, in the 97th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Minot, North Dakota.
#3PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC — $1,750/wk
PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC ranks in the 98th percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #5 Badger Express LLC at $1,700/wk, #6 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #7 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk, #8 H & M TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk, #9 CARGO SPRINT LLC at $2,200/wk, #10 MC CARRIER LLC at $1,700/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Minot, North Dakota
13% of Minot, North Dakota's active CDL postings are regional and 85% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (2%).
Across Minot, North Dakota CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 25% dedicated, 81% take-truck-home, 67% pet-friendly, 67% riders-allowed.
How Minot, North Dakota compares to North Dakota
| Minot, North Dakota | North Dakota top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average weekly pay | $1,882 | $1,950 | -4% |
| Sign-on bonus rate | 51% | 39% | +12 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 71% | 76% | -5 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, July 2026
Minot, North Dakota's biggest divergence from North Dakota is on sign-on bonus availability, 12 points above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in North Dakota
North Dakota freight is dominated by Bakken oil-field service trucking in the western half — Williston, Watford City, and Dickinson are the operational centers. Agricultural freight (wheat, soybeans, corn, sugar beets) runs on I-94 / I-29 in the rest of the state. Significant cross-border trade with Saskatchewan through multiple commercial ports of entry adds international planning overhead. Winter is severe and long, with windchill stretches that affect equipment cold-start and fuel gelling. North Dakota has a low graduated state income tax — among the lowest in the country.
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Where this data comes from
The composite score is 30% compensation, 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits, and 20% operational performance. Pay percentiles are computed against carriers currently hiring in each market; FMCSA percentiles come from SAFER and weight unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2× heavier than the other three dimensions. Updated July 2026.