Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Montana (November 2026)
As of November 2026, 287 carriers in Montana are posting active jobs for W2 company drivers. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. Mountain States L.P. Gas follows at $2,000/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
Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#25 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #17) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#33 → #46). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 2 left, 32 changed rank, and 1 changed pay or benefits.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #25 | #1 | Up 24 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | #4 | #2 | Up 2 placesadded pets allowed and riders allowed |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #2 | #3 | Down 1 place |
| DICK IRVIN INC | #3 | #4 | Down 1 place |
| Dillard Trucking | #14 | #8 | Up 6 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #8 | #9 | Down 1 place |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #9 | #11 | Down 2 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #11 | #13 | Down 2 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #16 | #14 | Up 2 places |
| KAISER TRANSPORT INC | #17 | #16 | Up 1 place |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #17 | Down 16 places |
| NEIER INC | #19 | #18 | Up 1 place |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #21 | #19 | Up 2 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #26 | #20 | Up 6 places |
| Wynne Transport Service | Not ranked | #21 | New |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #23 | #22 | Up 1 place |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #24 | #23 | Up 1 place |
| HAWKS TRANSPORT LLC | Not ranked | #24 | New |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #22 | #25 | Down 3 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #20 | #26 | Down 6 places |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #29 | #28 | Up 1 place |
| CARGO PROS LLC | #30 | #29 | Up 1 place |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #31 | #30 | Up 1 place |
| TERMINAL TRANSPORT INC | #28 | #31 | Down 3 places |
| V&D EXPRESS LLC | #35 | #33 | Up 2 places |
| BNG TRANSPORTATION LLC | #40 | #34 | Up 6 places |
| TRANS XPRESS LINE INC | #34 | #35 | Down 1 place |
| JL LOGISTICS INC | #39 | #37 | Up 2 places |
| SKIDMORE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC | #41 | #38 | Up 3 places |
| Straitline Transportation, LLC | #38 | #39 | Down 1 place |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #37 | #40 | Down 3 places |
| Bakers Express | #42 | #41 | Up 1 place |
| VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORP | #43 | #42 | Up 1 place |
| K & R TRANSPORT LLC | #44 | #43 | Up 1 place |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #45 | #44 | Up 1 place |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #46 | #45 | Up 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #33 | #46 | Down 13 places |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #13 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #18 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Where CDL pay is strongest in Montana 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. leads the Montana market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Herrington Transportation Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 91st percentile across Montana. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
#2Mountain States L.P. Gas — $2,000/wk
Mountain States L.P. Gas sits in the 91st percentile for weekly pay among Montana carriers. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC sits in the 95th percentile for weekly pay among Montana carriers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC ranks in the 94th percentile for vehicle maintenance on 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 Badger Express LLC at $1,700/wk, #7 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #8 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #9 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #10 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Montana
Of active CDL postings in Montana this month, 15% are regional and 78% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 7%.
Across Montana CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 77% take-truck-home, 65% pet-friendly, 65% riders-allowed.
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.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Montana
- CDL driver salary in Montana
- Best trucking companies in the United States
How we compile these rankings
Pay carriers against each other within the same market (30%). Layer a weighted FMCSA SAFER safety percentile on top (25%). Score the benefits package against what actually matters for the hiring type — W2 health/financial benefits or owner-op operational perks (25%). Finish with operational performance: responsiveness to driver applications plus fleet scale (20%). All percentiles are recomputed monthly. Updated November 2026.