Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Salt Lake City, Utah (May 2026)
In Salt Lake City, Utah as of May 2026, 255 carriers are actively hiring W2 company drivers. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. Cowboy State Trucking, Inc. follows at $2,000/week. Salt Lake City sits at the I-15 / I-80 crossroads connecting Pacific Coast distribution to the Mountain West interior, with growing technology and data-center freight, copper and mineral mining loads, and outdoor-gear manufacturing.
What changed in May 2026
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Salt Lake City, Utah's top trucking carriers right now
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 is number-one in Salt Lake City, Utah this month on the composite ranking. KEEP TRUCKING LLC pays above the 91st percentile on weekly pay for the Salt Lake City, Utah market. KEEP TRUCKING LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on controlled-substances compliance — 88th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Salt Lake City, Utah.
#2Cowboy State Trucking, Inc. — $2,000/wk
Cowboy State Trucking, Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 91st percentile across Salt Lake City, Utah. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 83rd percentile.
#3DICK IRVIN INC — $2,250/wk
DICK IRVIN INC sits in the 97th percentile for weekly pay among Salt Lake City, Utah carriers. DICK IRVIN INC ranks in the 96th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data.
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 SABUR LLC at $1,850/wk, #7 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #8 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk, #9 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #10 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Salt Lake City, Utah
Of active CDL postings in Salt Lake City, Utah this month, 16% are regional and 77% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 7%.
Across Salt Lake City, Utah CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 76% take-truck-home, 65% pet-friendly, 66% riders-allowed.
Salt Lake City, Utah vs Utah: the numbers that diverge
Among the figures above, riders-allowed policies is where Salt Lake City, Utah differs most from Utah — 6 points above statewide.
Driving CDL in Utah
Utah freight centers on Salt Lake City's I-15 / I-80 crossroads, which connects Pacific Coast distribution to the Mountain West interior. Growing technology (Silicon Slopes), outdoor gear manufacturing, and traditional mining and energy freight all add to the lane mix. Mountain driving is operational reality, not exception — Parley's Canyon east of SLC and the Wasatch passes are winter variables. Cost of living is moderate. Utah has a moderate flat state income tax. The state has unusually strict CDL drug-testing and reporting; check requirements if relocating from elsewhere.
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The methodology behind the rankings
The composite score is 30% compensation, 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits, and 20% operational performance. Pay percentiles are computed against carriers currently hiring in each market; FMCSA percentiles come from SAFER and weight unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2× heavier than the other three dimensions. Updated May 2026.