Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Omaha, Nebraska (May 2026)
298 W2 trucking carriers are hiring in Omaha, Nebraska this May 2026. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Omaha anchors I-80 on the Missouri River and serves as Union Pacific's national headquarters, with large agricultural commodity volumes of corn, beef, and pork and a dense concentration of insurance and food-distribution logistics.
What changed in May 2026
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The trucking companies leading Omaha, Nebraska this month
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 tops the Omaha, Nebraska ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Pay sits above the 90th percentile in the Omaha, Nebraska market. KEEP TRUCKING LLC's top FMCSA dimension is controlled-substances compliance, in the 88th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Omaha, Nebraska.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. sits in the 96th percentile for weekly pay among Omaha, Nebraska carriers. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 99th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. True Transport Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Omaha, Nebraska median.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Omaha, Nebraska. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC ranks in the 94th percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #5 OMAHA TRACK INC at $2,000/wk, #6 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #7 SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC at $2,437/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 KOTTKE TRUCKING INC at $2,000/wk, #10 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Omaha, Nebraska
The route mix in Omaha, Nebraska this month tilts OTR: 12% regional, 84% OTR, 3% local, 1% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Omaha, Nebraska CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 22% dedicated, 83% take-truck-home, 67% pet-friendly, 68% riders-allowed.
Omaha, Nebraska vs Nebraska: the numbers that diverge
| Omaha, Nebraska | Nebraska top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 22% | 28% | -6 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 80% | 74% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, May 2026
The largest gap is on dedicated routes: Omaha, Nebraska sits 6 points below the Nebraska baseline.
Driving CDL in Nebraska
Nebraska sits on the I-80 transcontinental freight corridor through Omaha, which also serves as Union Pacific Railroad's national headquarters — the rail-to-truck interchange volume is enormous. Agricultural commodity freight — corn, beef, pork — defines the lane structure outside the metros. Cost of living is among the lowest in the country. Nebraska has a moderate graduated state income tax (recently phasing down). I-80 west of Lincoln is one of the more weather-exposed stretches in the Midwest — drifting snow and ice are real annual operational variables.
Related guides
- Best owner-operator companies in Omaha, Nebraska
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The methodology behind the 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 May 2026.