Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Seattle, Washington (September 2026)
227 W2 trucking carriers are currently posting jobs in Seattle, Washington as of September 2026. WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,600 and an average $5,000 sign-on bonus. DICK IRVIN INC follows at $2,250/week. Seattle and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (with Tacoma) form a major West Coast container port complex, the largest after LA / Long Beach. I-5 and I-90 carry inland freight to Spokane and beyond, with Boeing aerospace manufacturing adding high-value industrial loads.
What changed in September 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
Seattle, Washington's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC at $1,600/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC — $1,600/wk
WESTERN MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC leads the Seattle, Washington market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Strongest FMCSA dimension is driver fitness — 93rd percentile. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
#2DICK IRVIN INC — $2,250/wk
DICK IRVIN INC pays above the 91st percentile on weekly pay for the Seattle, Washington market. On hours-of-service compliance, the carrier ranks in the 97th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 88th percentile on weekly pay for the Seattle, Washington market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 93rd percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 TP TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #5 Big Foot Transport LLC at $2,650/wk, #6 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #7 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #8 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk, #9 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #10 OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES INC at $1,750/wk.
What Seattle, Washington drivers actually run
16% of Seattle, Washington's active CDL postings are regional and 75% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (9%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Seattle, Washington postings; dedicated routes at 26%; take-truck-home at 76%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 65% and riders-allowed at 63%.
Driving CDL in Washington
Washington freight flows through the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma — a major West Coast container complex — with I-5 north-south and I-90 east-west carrying forest-products freight, agricultural exports from the Yakima Valley (apples, hops, wine grapes), and technology-sector loads. Mountain passes on I-90 (Snoqualmie, Stevens) are aggressive winter operational variables; chain laws apply liberally from November through April. Cost of living is high in the Puget Sound metros. Washington has no state income tax — meaningful comp pull for drivers based here.
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How we compile these rankings
Carriers are scored against carriers in their own market. The composite is 30% compensation (pay + bonus + guaranteed pay + settlement cadence), 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits (W2 vs owner-op scoring), and 20% operational performance (responsiveness + fleet scale). No paid placement — the weights are the same for every carrier in the index. Updated September 2026.