Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee (November 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 394 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee. Rankings below reflect November 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. FW TRUCKING follows at $1,800/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 #8, and CAR TRANSPORT INC at #9 are new to the top 50 in Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee. Biggest climbs: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#34 → #1) and FW TRUCKING (#21 → #2). Biggest fall: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #22). Elsewhere in the top 50, 3 carriers joined, 6 left, and 40 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #34 | #1 | Up 33 places |
| FW TRUCKING | #21 | #2 | Up 19 places |
| HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC | #2 | #3 | Down 1 place |
| True Transport Inc. | #12 | #4 | Up 8 places |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #3 | #5 | Down 2 places |
| SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #4 | #7 | Down 3 places |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #8 | New |
| CAR TRANSPORT INC | Not ranked | #9 | New |
| DICK LAVY TRUCKING | Not ranked | #10 | New |
| Clean Recompression LLC | #6 | #11 | Down 5 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #7 | #12 | Down 5 places |
| South East Carriers INC | #5 | #13 | Down 8 places |
| GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION | #8 | #14 | Down 6 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #11 | #15 | Down 4 places |
| TRACIE MCCORMICK INC | #9 | #16 | Down 7 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #10 | #17 | Down 7 places |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #14 | #18 | Down 4 places |
| G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC | #15 | #19 | Down 4 places |
| ALBA TRANS INC | #13 | #20 | Down 7 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #16 | #21 | Down 5 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #1 | #22 | Down 21 places |
| Best Logistics Group | #19 | #23 | Down 4 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #22 | #24 | Down 2 places |
| CUSTOM TRANSPORT INC | #17 | #25 | Down 8 places |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #24 | #26 | Down 2 places |
| KTI LTD | #26 | #27 | Down 1 place |
| PREMIER TRANSPORTATION | #27 | #28 | Down 1 place |
| A & H INC | #30 | #29 | Up 1 place |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #25 | #30 | Down 5 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #31 | New |
| TRIUS TRUCKING INC | #28 | #32 | Down 4 places |
| Alco Transportation Inc | #29 | #33 | Down 4 places |
| AFC Transport, Inc | #36 | #34 | Up 2 places |
| EA EXPRESS LLC | #31 | #35 | Down 4 places |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #32 | #36 | Down 4 places |
| SERVICE ONE TRANSPORT INC | #35 | #38 | Down 3 places |
| LUCKY WORLD INC | Not ranked | #39 | New |
| BARTELS TRUCK LINE INC | #33 | #40 | Down 7 places |
| RAPID RESPONSE, INC. | #39 | #41 | Down 2 places |
| HUTCHINSON TRUCKING LLC | #38 | #42 | Down 4 places |
| CJC CARRIER LLC | #41 | #43 | Down 2 places |
| TDR TRANSPORT | #42 | #44 | Down 2 places |
| REVV TRANSPORT | #43 | #45 | Down 2 places |
| StaffWorthy | #44 | #46 | Down 2 places |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #45 | #47 | Down 2 places |
| Southland Transportation | #46 | #48 | Down 2 places |
| Bakers Express | #47 | #49 | Down 2 places |
| SEMO EXPRESS LLC | #48 | #50 | Down 2 places |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #18 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #20 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #23 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #40 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| S & R TRANSPORTATION LLC | #50 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Where CDL pay is strongest in Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee 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. tops the Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Weekly pay here lands in the 90th percentile across Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2FW TRUCKING — $1,800/wk
FW TRUCKING is up from #21 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee ranking. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 90th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
#3HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $2,100/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC sits in the 92nd percentile for weekly pay among Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee carriers. Top FMCSA dimension here is hours-of-service compliance, in the 99th percentile.
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC offers the highest sign-on bonus among Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee's top 10 — $10,000.
Also in the top 10: #4 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #7 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #9 CAR TRANSPORT INC at $1,650/wk, #10 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee
The route mix in Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee this month tilts OTR: 20% regional, 73% OTR, 5% local, 1% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 80% take-truck-home, 65% pet-friendly, 66% riders-allowed.
How Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee compares to Tennessee
| Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee | Tennessee top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 34% | 42% | -8 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 34% | 44% | -10 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 70% | 64% | +6 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 78% | 72% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
The largest gap is on dedicated routes: Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee sits 10 points below the Tennessee baseline.
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.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee
- CDL driver salary in Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee
- Best trucking companies in Tennessee
How we compile these rankings
Compensation is the largest single weight at 30% — pay percentile, sign-on bonus, guaranteed-pay availability, and settlement cadence. FMCSA safety contributes 25%, built from five SAFER dimensions with unsafe-driving and hours-of-service weighted 2× heavier. Benefits contribute 25%, scored separately for W2 versus owner-operator and 1099 carriers. Operational performance — application responsiveness and fleet scale — contributes 20%. Updated November 2026.