Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Sherman, Texas (November 2026)
Sherman, Texas, November 2026: 364 active W2 trucking carriers. Herrington Transportation Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,000. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Texas freight moves on I-10 / I-35 / I-20 corridors connecting Gulf Coast energy and Port of Houston to border crossings at Laredo and El Paso — two of the busiest US-Mexico commercial crossings — and large retail and manufacturing distribution inland.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #4 and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #6 are new to the top 50 in Sherman, Texas. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#30 → #1). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#1 → #21) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#38 → #49). AHRENS BROTHERS TRANSPORT INC (was #5) left the top 50. Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 3 left, and 30 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
The trucking companies leading Sherman, Texas this month
The top of the list is Herrington Transportation Inc. at $2,000/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. tops the Sherman, Texas ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. Herrington Transportation Inc. pays above the 84th percentile on weekly pay for the Sherman, Texas market. Herrington Transportation Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Sherman, Texas median.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is up from #11 last month, one of the largest jumps in the Sherman, Texas ranking. True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Sherman, Texas. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
Despite ranking below #1, True Transport Inc. outpays the leader on weekly average — $2,250/week.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's weekly pay ranks in the 93rd percentile across Sherman, Texas. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's top FMCSA dimension is vehicle maintenance, in the 94th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #5 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #6 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #7 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Sherman, Texas
The route mix in Sherman, Texas this month tilts OTR: 17% regional, 78% OTR, 3% local, 2% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 3% of Sherman, Texas postings; dedicated routes at 27%; take-truck-home at 78%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 64% and riders-allowed at 64%.
How Sherman, Texas compares to Texas
| Sherman, Texas | Texas top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take-truck-home | 92% | 82% | +10 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 78% | 71% | +7 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 29% | 35% | -6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Sherman, Texas's biggest divergence from Texas is on take-truck-home, 10 points above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Texas
Texas is one of the largest CDL markets in the country and the deepest mix of lane types. Cross-border work out of Laredo and El Paso, oil-field service in the Permian Basin, dedicated retail out of Dallas and Houston, and reefer pulling produce out of the Rio Grande Valley all run from different parts of the state — and they pay very differently. Texas has no state income tax, which is real money on the back end. The summer heat is the operational variable most newcomers underestimate; equipment, hours, and load-securing all behave differently when ambient temps hit 110°F.
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Where this data comes from
Composite-score formula: compensation × 0.30, FMCSA safety × 0.25, benefits × 0.25, operational performance × 0.20. Compensation is anchored on pay percentile and lifted by sign-on bonus tier and guaranteed-pay availability. Operational performance is built mostly from driver-application response data in Lanefinder's platform, with fleet-scale percentile contributing a smaller portion. Updated November 2026.