Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Shreveport, Louisiana (July 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 307 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Shreveport, Louisiana. Rankings below reflect July 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. Forest Brook Trucking LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,600. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC follows at $2,200/week. Louisiana handles some of the highest freight tonnage in the US through the Port of New Orleans and Port of South Louisiana on the lower Mississippi, with heavy petrochemical and energy freight on I-10 / I-20 / I-49.
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Shreveport, Louisiana's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is Forest Brook Trucking LLC at $1,600/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1Forest Brook Trucking LLC — $1,600/wk
Forest Brook Trucking LLC leads the Shreveport, Louisiana market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Forest Brook Trucking LLC's top FMCSA dimension is hours-of-service compliance, in the 97th percentile. Forest Brook Trucking LLC responds to driver applications more reliably than the Shreveport, Louisiana median.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC sits in the 94th percentile for weekly pay among Shreveport, Louisiana carriers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC ranks in the 93rd percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
#3Covenant Transport Inc — $1,762/wk
Covenant Transport Inc ranks in the 99th percentile for driver fitness on FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #5 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #6 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #7 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #8 Farmers Oil Company Inc at $1,750/wk, #9 Texas Pride Fuels at $1,875/wk, #10 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Shreveport, Louisiana
16% of Shreveport, Louisiana's active CDL postings are regional and 82% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (2%).
Across Shreveport, Louisiana CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 25% dedicated, 80% take-truck-home, 65% pet-friendly, 66% riders-allowed.
Where Shreveport, Louisiana differs from the Louisiana baseline
The largest gap is on sign-on bonus availability: Shreveport, Louisiana sits 7 points above the Louisiana baseline.
Driving CDL in Louisiana
Louisiana handles some of the highest freight tonnage in the US through the Port of New Orleans and the Port of South Louisiana on the lower Mississippi. Petrochemical and energy freight on I-10 / I-20 / I-49 is the dominant industrial segment. Hurricane season (June-November) drives both shutdowns and rebound-rate spikes; insurance premiums are correspondingly elevated. Louisiana has a low-to-moderate graduated state income tax. New Orleans bridge restrictions and Atchafalaya Basin weather can complicate route planning. Cost of living is below the national average.
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Where this data comes from
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 July 2026.