Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Missouri (July 2026)
Missouri has 665 active W2 trucking carriers as of July 2026. The carriers ranked below are scored on real driver pay, FMCSA safety, benefits, and how they treat applicants. LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY leads with an average weekly pay of $1,680. Forest Brook Trucking LLC follows at $1,600/week. Missouri freight is shaped by the St. Louis and Kansas City hubs anchoring I-70 / I-44 / I-55 corridors, with the Mississippi and Missouri rivers providing barge access for agricultural and bulk commodity shipments.
What changed in July 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
The trucking companies leading Missouri this month
The top of the list is LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY at $1,680/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY — $1,680/wk
LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is number-one in Missouri this month on the composite ranking. Top FMCSA dimension here is driver fitness, in the 91st percentile. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#2Forest Brook Trucking LLC — $1,600/wk
Forest Brook Trucking LLC ranks in the 97th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. pays above the 92nd percentile on weekly pay for the Missouri market. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk, #7 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,800/wk, #8 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #9 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #10 SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC at $2,437/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Missouri
26% of Missouri's active CDL postings are regional and 64% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (10%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 3% of Missouri postings; dedicated routes at 26%; take-truck-home at 73%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 61% and riders-allowed at 60%.
Driving CDL in Missouri
Missouri freight is shaped by the St. Louis and Kansas City hubs anchoring the I-70 / I-44 / I-55 corridors. The Mississippi and Missouri rivers provide barge access for agricultural and bulk commodity transfers. St. Louis is one of the older US freight crossroads — the rail-truck interchange there is dense and complicated. Living costs sit comfortably below the national average; Missouri has a low-to-moderate graduated state income tax. Tornado season (March-June) shapes spring dispatch in central and southern MO.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Missouri
- CDL driver salary in Missouri
- Best trucking companies in the United States
How we compile these rankings
Four weighted components. Compensation carries 30% and includes pay percentile, sign-on bonus tier, guaranteed-pay availability, and settlement frequency. FMCSA safety carries 25%, built from five SAFER dimensions. Benefits carry 25%, scored separately for W2 versus owner-operator carriers. Operational performance carries 20%, measuring application responsiveness and fleet scale. Updated July 2026.