Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (November 2026)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, November 2026: 389 active W2 trucking carriers. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC follows at $2,100/week. Tennessee is a critical national freight crossroads: Memphis hosts the FedEx global air hub and a major trucking interchange on I-40 / I-55, while Nashville-area automotive and manufacturing plants drive dense I-65 / I-24 lane activity.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #6, Mountain States L.P. Gas at #7, and CAR TRANSPORT INC at #9 are new to the top 50 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Biggest climbs: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#32 → #1) and FW TRUCKING (#23 → #4). Biggest fall: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #20). Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 6 left, and 37 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #32 | #1 | Up 31 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #10 | #3 | Up 7 places |
| FW TRUCKING | #23 | #4 | Up 19 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #3 | #5 | Down 2 places |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #7 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #4 | #8 | Down 4 places |
| CAR TRANSPORT INC | Not ranked | #9 | New |
| DICK LAVY TRUCKING | Not ranked | #10 | New |
| Clean Recompression LLC | #5 | #11 | Down 6 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #6 | #12 | Down 6 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #8 | #13 | Down 5 places |
| TRACIE MCCORMICK INC | #7 | #14 | Down 7 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #9 | #15 | Down 6 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #11 | #16 | Down 5 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #13 | #17 | Down 4 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #12 | #18 | Down 6 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #14 | #19 | Down 5 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #20 | Down 19 places |
| Best Logistics Group | #17 | #21 | Down 4 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #19 | #22 | Down 3 places |
| CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC | #15 | #23 | Down 8 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #16 | #24 | Down 8 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #21 | #25 | Down 4 places |
| KTI LTD | #25 | #26 | Down 1 place |
| PREMIER TRANSPORTATION | #24 | #27 | Down 3 places |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #22 | #29 | Down 7 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #30 | New |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #26 | #31 | Down 5 places |
| Alco Transportation Inc | #27 | #32 | Down 5 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #35 | #33 | Up 2 places |
| EA EXPRESS LLC | #30 | #34 | Down 4 places |
| LUCKY WORLD INC | Not ranked | #35 | New |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #31 | #37 | Down 6 places |
| SERVICE ONE TRANSPORT INC | #33 | #38 | Down 5 places |
| BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC | #34 | #39 | Down 5 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #38 | #40 | Down 2 places |
| CJC CARRIER LLC | #40 | #41 | Down 1 place |
| TDR TRANSPORT | #41 | #42 | Down 1 place |
| REVV TRANSPORT | #42 | #43 | Down 1 place |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #43 | #45 | Down 2 places |
| Southland Transportation | #45 | #46 | Down 1 place |
| Bakers Express | #46 | #47 | Down 1 place |
| SEMO EXPRESS LLC | #47 | #48 | Down 1 place |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #48 | #49 | Down 1 place |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #49 | #50 | Down 1 place |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #18 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #20 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #29 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| South East Carriers INC | #37 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| RAPID RESPONSE, INC. | #39 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| National Express Carriers | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee'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 Murfreesboro, Tennessee this month on the composite ranking. Herrington Transportation Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 91st percentile across Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
#2HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $2,100/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC's weekly pay ranks in the 93rd percentile across Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Top FMCSA dimension here is hours-of-service compliance, in the 99th percentile.
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC leads Murfreesboro, Tennessee's top 10 on sign-on bonus, advertising $10,000 for new drivers.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. rose 7 positions month-over-month, from #10 to #3. True Transport Inc. pays above the 91st percentile on weekly pay for the Murfreesboro, Tennessee market. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
True Transport Inc. doesn't top the ranking but offers higher weekly pay than #1 — $2,250/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 FW TRUCKING at $1,750/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #7 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #8 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #9 CAR TRANSPORT INC at $1,650/wk, #10 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Of active CDL postings in Murfreesboro, Tennessee this month, 20% are regional and 74% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 6%.
Across Murfreesboro, Tennessee CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 80% take-truck-home, 66% pet-friendly, 66% riders-allowed.
Where Murfreesboro, Tennessee differs from the Tennessee baseline
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Tennessee top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 34% | 44% | -10 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 78% | 72% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Among the figures above, dedicated routes is where Murfreesboro, Tennessee differs most from Tennessee — 10 points below statewide.
Driving CDL in Tennessee
Tennessee is a critical national freight crossroads: Memphis hosts the FedEx Express World Hub — one of the world's largest air cargo hubs by tonnage — and a major trucking interchange on I-40 / I-55, with the nightly sort cycle generating enormous regional dispatch demand. Nashville-area automotive (Nissan Smyrna) and manufacturing drive dense I-65 / I-24 lane activity. Cost of living is below the national average; Tennessee has no state income tax on wages. East TN (Chattanooga, Knoxville) is mountain-adjacent — I-40 east through the Smokies and I-24 across Monteagle pass have real winter weight.
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How we compile these rankings
The score is built from four buckets. Thirty percent compensation, drawn from real active job postings and modified by bonus and settlement structure. Twenty-five percent safety, from FMCSA SAFER. Twenty-five percent benefits, scored hiring-type-aware. Twenty percent operational performance, drawn from how carriers actually behave toward applicants. Updated November 2026.