Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Somerville, Massachusetts (November 2026)
There are 236 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Somerville, Massachusetts. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of November 2026, not historical pay surveys. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,875 and an average $3,750 sign-on bonus. Herrington Transportation Inc. follows at $2,000/week. Massachusetts freight runs on the I-90 / I-93 / I-95 metro grid through Boston, with Port of Boston handling bulk and container cargo and the nation's largest life-sciences cluster generating cold-chain and hazmat lanes.
What changed in November 2026
SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at #4 and Mountain States L.P. Gas at #6 are new to the top 50 in Somerville, Massachusetts. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#24 → #2). Biggest fall: REISCH TRUCKING INC (#33 → #46). Elsewhere in the top 50, 2 carriers joined, 4 left, and 42 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
Where CDL pay is strongest in Somerville, Massachusetts this month
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,875/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,875/wk
HandledNow LLC is number-one in Somerville, Massachusetts this month on the composite ranking. HandledNow LLC's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 99th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Somerville, Massachusetts.
The top sign-on bonus in Somerville, Massachusetts's top 10 is HandledNow LLC's — $3,750.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. climbed from #24 to #2 this month — one of the biggest moves in Somerville, Massachusetts. Herrington Transportation Inc. sits in the 90th percentile for weekly pay among Somerville, Massachusetts carriers. Lanefinder's application data flags Herrington Transportation Inc. as a responsive employer.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. climbed from #8 to #3 this month — one of the biggest moves in Somerville, Massachusetts. The carrier ranks in the 95th percentile for weekly pay in Somerville, Massachusetts. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
For pure pay maximization, True Transport Inc. beats the #1-ranked carrier weekly at $2,250.
Also in the top 10: #4 SAFE WAY CARRIER LLC at $2,100/wk, #5 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #6 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #7 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION LLC at $2,000/wk, #10 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Somerville, Massachusetts
Of active CDL postings in Somerville, Massachusetts this month, 18% are regional and 74% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 8%.
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 1% of Somerville, Massachusetts postings; dedicated routes at 28%; take-truck-home at 71%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 60% and riders-allowed at 60%.
Driving CDL in Massachusetts
Massachusetts freight runs on the I-90 / I-93 / I-95 grid through Boston, with the Port of Boston handling bulk and container cargo. A dense biotech and pharmaceutical manufacturing cluster around Cambridge / Boston / Worcester requires cold-chain and hazmat-eligible lanes. The Big Dig tunnels have truck-height and hazmat restrictions worth checking before routing. Boston congestion is a recurring truck bottleneck. Cost of living is among the highest nationally. Massachusetts has a moderate flat state income tax with an added surtax on very high incomes (not relevant for most drivers).
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Where this data comes from
Pay carriers in the same market against each other (30% of the score). Add a five-dimension FMCSA safety percentile from SAFER (25%). Score benefits based on whether the carrier hires W2 drivers or contractors (25%). Layer on employer responsiveness and fleet scale (20%). The weights are fixed and public. Updated November 2026.