Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in New Brunswick, New Jersey (November 2026)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, November 2026: 308 active W2 trucking carriers. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,850 and an average $2,500 sign-on bonus. Herrington Transportation Inc. follows at $2,000/week. New Jersey is the primary Northeast freight gateway through Port Newark / Elizabeth — the busiest container port on the East Coast — with the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and dense intermodal facilities serving the New York metro market.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #5 and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #7 are new to the top 50 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#26 → #2). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#2 → #19) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#37 → #48). Elsewhere in the top 50, 5 carriers joined, 7 left, and 37 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
Where CDL pay is strongest in New Brunswick, New Jersey this month
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,850/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,850/wk
HandledNow LLC tops the New Brunswick, New Jersey ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Strongest FMCSA dimension is driver fitness — 99th percentile. HandledNow LLC tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. climbed from #26 to #2 this month — one of the biggest moves in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Weekly pay here lands in the 91st percentile across New Brunswick, New Jersey. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. climbed from #9 to #3 this month — one of the biggest moves in New Brunswick, New Jersey. True Transport Inc. pays above the 92nd percentile on weekly pay for the New Brunswick, New Jersey 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 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #6 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #7 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 Maumee Express, Inc. at $1,925/wk, #10 GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION at $1,750/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across New Brunswick, New Jersey
The route mix in New Brunswick, New Jersey this month tilts OTR: 19% regional, 64% OTR, 14% local, 4% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across New Brunswick, New Jersey CDL postings: 1% with guaranteed pay, 30% dedicated, 67% take-truck-home, 57% pet-friendly, 57% riders-allowed.
How New Brunswick, New Jersey compares to New Jersey
| New Brunswick, New Jersey | New Jersey top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 24% | 38% | -14 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 86% | 80% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
The largest gap is on dedicated routes: New Brunswick, New Jersey sits 14 points below the New Jersey baseline.
Driving CDL in New Jersey
New Jersey is the primary Northeast freight gateway through Port Newark-Elizabeth — the busiest container port on the East Coast — with the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and dense intermodal facilities feeding the New York metro market. Drayage out of the port is a major CDL segment. Cost of living is high; New Jersey state income tax is high and graduated (peaks above 10%). Bridge and tunnel tolls, truck-route restrictions on the Garden State Parkway (trucks over 10,000 lb are barred north of Exit 105), and limits on certain Hudson crossings add planning overhead. Traffic around Fort Lee and the George Washington Bridge (I-95) is among the worst in the country.
Related guides
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- CDL driver salary in New Brunswick, New Jersey
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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.