Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (May 2026)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, May 2026: 402 active W2 trucking carriers. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/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 May 2026
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Murfreesboro, Tennessee'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 leads the Murfreesboro, Tennessee market on combined pay and ranking score this month. KEEP TRUCKING LLC pays above the 91st percentile on weekly pay for the Murfreesboro, Tennessee market. KEEP TRUCKING LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on controlled-substances compliance — 88th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. pays above the 92nd percentile on weekly pay for the Murfreesboro, Tennessee market. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 99th percentile. Lanefinder's application data flags True Transport Inc. as a responsive employer.
True Transport Inc. doesn't top the ranking but offers higher weekly pay than #1 — $2,250/week.
#3TITANIUM AMERICAN TRUCKING INC — $2,000/wk
TITANIUM AMERICAN TRUCKING INC pays above the 86th percentile on weekly pay for the Murfreesboro, Tennessee market. Top FMCSA dimension here is hours-of-service compliance, in the 97th percentile. The carrier tracks as a responsive employer on Lanefinder's data.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #6 HMD TRUCKING INC at $1,800/wk, #7 Clean Recompression LLC at $2,000/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 ECM ENERGY SERVICES INC at $1,950/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Of active CDL postings in Murfreesboro, Tennessee this month, 20% are regional and 75% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 5%.
Across Murfreesboro, Tennessee CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 80% take-truck-home, 66% pet-friendly, 66% riders-allowed.
Where Murfreesboro, Tennessee differs from the Tennessee baseline
Among the figures above, riders-allowed policies is where Murfreesboro, Tennessee differs most from Tennessee — 9 points above 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 May 2026.