Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Palm Coast, Florida (July 2026)
Palm Coast, Florida's W2 trucking market includes 255 active carriers as of July 2026. True Transport Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,250. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC follows at $2,200/week. Florida trucking runs on I-95 / I-75 north-south spines and the I-4 Tampa-Orlando-Daytona cross, with Port of Miami and Port of Jacksonville as major gateways alongside heavy citrus and produce agriculture freight.
What changed in July 2026
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Where CDL pay is strongest in Palm Coast, Florida this month
The top of the list is True Transport Inc. at $2,250/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. leads the Palm Coast, Florida market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Pay sits above the 91st percentile in the Palm Coast, Florida market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 99th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC sits in the 94th percentile for weekly pay among Palm Coast, Florida carriers. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 93rd percentile.
#3Covenant Transport Inc — $1,762/wk
Covenant Transport Inc's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 99th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #7 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #8 G & C FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & BROKERS INC at $1,650/wk, #9 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk, #10 H & M TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Palm Coast, Florida
The route mix in Palm Coast, Florida this month tilts OTR: 19% regional, 80% OTR, 0% local, 0% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Palm Coast, Florida CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 84% take-truck-home, 63% pet-friendly, 66% riders-allowed.
Where Palm Coast, Florida differs from the Florida baseline
| Palm Coast, Florida | Florida top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 39% | 29% | +10 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 69% | 76% | -7 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, July 2026
Palm Coast, Florida's biggest divergence from Florida is on dedicated routes, 10 points above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Florida
Florida CDL work splits cleanly between coastal port-and-tourism freight (Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Port Everglades) and Central Florida last-mile distribution. The hurricane season — June through November — drives both stress and opportunity: insurance rates climb, freight rates spike around storm-recovery windows, and shutdown days are a real income variable. Florida has no state income tax. The traffic on I-95 and I-4 is consistently in the top tier of US congestion, so HOS planning around peak commute windows matters more here than in most states. Reefer and produce work pays well; OTR pulling out of the state is steady year-round.
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The methodology behind the 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 July 2026.