Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Missoula, Montana (November 2026)
Missoula, Montana's W2 trucking market includes 194 active carriers as of November 2026. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC follows at $2,200/week. Montana freight is defined by long haul on the Northern Tier I-90 / I-94 corridors, with agricultural shipments of wheat and cattle, coal export volumes from the Powder River Basin, and oil-field service routes in the Bakken region.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #3 is new to the top 50 in Missoula, Montana. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#17 → #1). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#26 → #39). WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE (was #10) left the top 50. Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 2 left, and 29 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #17 | #1 | Up 16 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #3 | New |
| DICK IRVIN INC | #1 | #4 | Down 3 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #3 | #5 | Down 2 places |
| Dillard Trucking | #8 | #6 | Up 2 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #5 | #7 | Down 2 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #4 | #8 | Down 4 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #6 | #9 | Down 3 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #7 | #10 | Down 3 places |
| THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING | #9 | #12 | Down 3 places |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #12 | #13 | Down 1 place |
| NEIER INC | #13 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #15 | #16 | Down 1 place |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #16 | #17 | Down 1 place |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #18 | New |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #18 | #19 | Down 1 place |
| Creedence Energy Services LLC | #19 | #20 | Down 1 place |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #20 | #21 | Down 1 place |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #21 | #23 | Down 2 places |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #27 | #26 | Up 1 place |
| Cross Integrated Transport, LLC | #28 | #27 | Up 1 place |
| CNA FREIGHT LLC | #30 | #28 | Up 2 places |
| ELITE EXPRESS | Not ranked | #29 | New |
| NTA, LTD. | #29 | #30 | Down 1 place |
| STONE TRANSPORT | #33 | #31 | Up 2 places |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #31 | #32 | Down 1 place |
| Bakers Express | #32 | #33 | Down 1 place |
| K & R TRANSPORT LLC | #37 | #35 | Up 2 places |
| BLT TRANSPORT INC | #35 | #36 | Down 1 place |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #36 | #37 | Down 1 place |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #39 | #38 | Up 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #26 | #39 | Down 13 places |
| KZY Logistics LLC | #45 | #44 | Up 1 place |
| SQUARE ONE TRANSPORT LLC | #44 | #45 | Down 1 place |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #10 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC | #23 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC | #38 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Missoula, Montana's top trucking carriers right now
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. is number-one in Missoula, Montana this month on the composite ranking. Herrington Transportation Inc. pays above the 85th percentile on weekly pay for the Missoula, Montana market. Herrington Transportation Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Missoula, Montana median.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 89th percentile on weekly pay for the Missoula, Montana market. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's FMCSA score is strongest on vehicle maintenance — 94th percentile.
#3Mountain States L.P. Gas — $2,000/wk
Mountain States L.P. Gas is new to the Missoula, Montana top 50 this month — first appearance in this ranking. Pay sits above the 85th percentile in the Missoula, Montana market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 98th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 DICK IRVIN INC at $2,250/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #7 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #8 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #9 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #10 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk.
What Missoula, Montana drivers actually run
Of active CDL postings in Missoula, Montana this month, 12% are regional and 85% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 3%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Missoula, Montana postings; dedicated routes at 26%; take-truck-home at 80%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 68% and riders-allowed at 67%.
Missoula, Montana vs Montana: the numbers that diverge
| Missoula, Montana | Montana top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 46% | 40% | +6 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 38% | 28% | +10 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 90% | 96% | -6 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 76% | 82% | -6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Missoula, Montana's biggest divergence from Montana is on dedicated routes, 10 points above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Montana
Montana freight runs the Northern Tier I-90 / I-94 corridors — long, lightly-trafficked, often beautiful, and operationally serious. Wheat and cattle freight dominate outbound. Oil-field service in the eastern Bakken corner of the state adds energy-sector loads. Winter is severe and long. Cost of living is moderate, with the Bozeman and Missoula corridors notably more expensive than the rest of the state. Montana has a moderate graduated state income tax. Distances are real: "long-haul" here means a different scale than the Northeast.
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How we compile these rankings
Pay carriers in the same market against each other (30% of the score). Add a five-dimension FMCSA safety percentile from SAFER (25%). Score benefits based on whether the carrier hires W2 drivers or contractors (25%). Layer on employer responsiveness and fleet scale (20%). The weights are fixed and public. Updated November 2026.