Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Oklahoma (November 2026)
Oklahoma has 518 active W2 trucking carriers as of November 2026. The carriers ranked below are scored on real driver pay, FMCSA safety, benefits, and how they treat applicants. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. FW TRUCKING follows at $1,800/week. Oklahoma freight is shaped by the I-35 / I-40 cross at Oklahoma City — a major north-south and east-west junction — with energy-sector service loads in the Anadarko and Arkoma basins and agricultural freight from wheat and cattle production.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #6, MNS1 EXPRESS INC at #8, and Mountain States L.P. Gas at #10 are new to the top 50 in Oklahoma. Biggest climbs: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#36 → #1), FW TRUCKING (#23 → #2), and True Transport Inc. (#19 → #3). Biggest fall: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #26). AHRENS BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC (was #10) left the top 50. Elsewhere in the top 50, 4 carriers joined, 6 left, and 35 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
The trucking companies leading Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Weekly pay here lands in the 90th percentile across Oklahoma. Herrington Transportation Inc. tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#2FW TRUCKING — $1,800/wk
FW TRUCKING climbed from #23 to #2 this month — one of the biggest moves in Oklahoma. FW TRUCKING's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 90th percentile.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is up from #19 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Oklahoma ranking. True Transport Inc. sits in the 96th percentile for weekly pay among Oklahoma carriers. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC at $2,750/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #7 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,875/wk, #8 MNS1 EXPRESS INC at $2,050/wk, #9 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #10 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk.
What Oklahoma drivers actually run
22% of Oklahoma's active CDL postings are regional and 71% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (7%).
Across Oklahoma CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 76% take-truck-home, 60% pet-friendly, 59% riders-allowed.
Driving CDL in Oklahoma
Oklahoma freight is shaped by the I-35 / I-40 cross at Oklahoma City — a major north-south and east-west junction with substantial through-traffic. Energy-sector service loads from the Anadarko and Arkoma basins add oil-and-gas equipment freight, especially in active drilling cycles. Agricultural freight (wheat, cattle, cotton) is steady outbound. Tornado season (April-June) shapes spring dispatch across the state — route planners watch the outlooks. Oklahoma has a low graduated state income tax; housing and operating costs are among the lowest in any major US state.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Oklahoma
- CDL driver salary in Oklahoma
- Best trucking companies in the United States
The methodology behind the rankings
Lanefinder's ranking algorithm weights compensation at 30%, FMCSA SAFER safety at 25%, benefits at 25%, and operational performance at 20%. Compensation reflects pay percentile plus sign-on bonus, guaranteed pay, and settlement-frequency adjustments. Benefits scoring is hiring-type-aware. Operational performance comes mostly from how carriers handle real driver applications. Updated November 2026.