Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Missoula, Montana (May 2026)
Missoula, Montana's W2 trucking market includes 199 active carriers as of May 2026. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. DICK IRVIN INC follows at $2,250/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 May 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
Missoula, Montana's top trucking carriers right now
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 Missoula, Montana ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. The carrier ranks in the 95th percentile for weekly pay in Missoula, Montana. KEEP TRUCKING LLC ranks in the 88th percentile for controlled-substances compliance on FMCSA SAFER data. KEEP TRUCKING LLC tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2DICK IRVIN INC — $2,250/wk
DICK IRVIN INC pays above the 92nd percentile on weekly pay for the Missoula, Montana market. On hours-of-service compliance, the carrier ranks in the 96th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 90th percentile on weekly pay for the Missoula, Montana market. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 94th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 SABUR LLC at $1,850/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #7 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #8 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk, #9 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #10 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk.
What Missoula, Montana drivers actually run
Of active CDL postings in Missoula, Montana this month, 12% are regional and 86% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 2%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Missoula, Montana postings; dedicated routes at 24%; take-truck-home at 80%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 68% and riders-allowed at 68%.
Missoula, Montana vs Montana: the numbers that diverge
| Missoula, Montana | Montana top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 47% | 38% | +9 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 37% | 30% | +7 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, May 2026
Missoula, Montana's biggest divergence from Montana is on sign-on bonus availability, 9 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; coal from the Powder River Basin generates significant rail-to-truck transfers. 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 May 2026.