Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Oklahoma (September 2026)
Oklahoma has 517 active W2 trucking carriers as of September 2026. The carriers ranked below are scored on real driver pay, FMCSA safety, benefits, and how they treat applicants. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,700 and an average $5,000 sign-on bonus. FW TRUCKING follows at $1,750/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 September 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
The trucking companies leading Oklahoma this month
The top of the list is WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC at $1,700/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC — $1,700/wk
WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC leads the Oklahoma market on combined pay and ranking score this month. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 93rd percentile. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Oklahoma median.
#2FW TRUCKING — $1,750/wk
FW TRUCKING's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 92nd percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Oklahoma.
#3IMPERIAL EXPRESS LLC — $1,600/wk
IMPERIAL EXPRESS LLC's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 87th percentile. Lanefinder's application data flags IMPERIAL EXPRESS LLC as a responsive employer. IMPERIAL EXPRESS LLC guarantees weekly pay — useful when freight slows down.
IMPERIAL EXPRESS LLC stands alone in Oklahoma's top 10 on guaranteed pay — every other ranked carrier here pays per-mile or per-load.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 PREMIER TRANSPORTATION at $1,875/wk, #6 DENVER INTERMODAL EXPRESS INC at $2,750/wk, #7 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 TDR TRANSPORT at $2,200/wk, #9 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #10 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk.
What Oklahoma drivers actually run
23% of Oklahoma's active CDL postings are regional and 71% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (6%).
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 September 2026.