Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Mississippi (November 2026)
459 carriers in Mississippi are actively recruiting W2 company drivers as of November 2026. Each is scored on a composite of compensation, FMCSA safety, benefits, and operational performance. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Mississippi trucking runs I-10 along the Gulf Coast and I-20 / I-55 north-south, with agricultural freight of cotton, soybeans, and catfish, and automotive assembly adding volume from the Nissan plant in Canton.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #6, Mountain States L.P. Gas at #8, and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #9 are new to the top 50 in Mississippi. Biggest climbs: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#35 → #1), FW TRUCKING (#23 → #3), and True Transport Inc. (#12 → #2). Biggest fall: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #22). AHRENS BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC (was #6) left the top 50. Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 5 left, and 35 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
The trucking companies leading Mississippi 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 Mississippi ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Pay sits above the 86th percentile in the Mississippi market. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Mississippi.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is up from #12 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Mississippi ranking. True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 96th percentile across Mississippi. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
For pure pay maximization, True Transport Inc. beats the #1-ranked carrier weekly at $2,250.
#3FW TRUCKING — $1,750/wk
FW TRUCKING is up from #23 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Mississippi ranking. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 90th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC at $1,975/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/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.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Mississippi
The route mix in Mississippi this month tilts OTR: 22% regional, 72% OTR, 5% local, 1% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Mississippi postings; dedicated routes at 28%; take-truck-home at 78%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 63% and riders-allowed at 64%.
Driving CDL in Mississippi
Mississippi trucking runs I-10 along the Gulf Coast and I-20 / I-55 north-south. Agricultural freight (poultry, soybeans, cotton, catfish) is a major outbound segment. Automotive assembly at the Nissan plant in Canton (just north of Jackson) adds parts-and-finished-vehicle lanes. Cost of living is among the lowest in the country, which substantially helps comp math even at modest headline pay rates. Mississippi has a moderate flat state income tax. Gulf Coast hurricane season is the major weather variable; inland MS is generally easier driving than its Gulf coastline.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Mississippi
- CDL driver salary in Mississippi
- Best trucking companies in the United States
Where this data comes from
Carriers are scored against carriers in their own market. The composite is 30% compensation (pay + bonus + guaranteed pay + settlement cadence), 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits (W2 vs owner-op scoring), and 20% operational performance (responsiveness + fleet scale). No paid placement — the weights are the same for every carrier in the index. Updated November 2026.