Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Spartanburg, South Carolina (May 2026)
Through May 2026, 344 carriers in Spartanburg, South Carolina employ W2 company drivers across the lanes Lanefinder tracks. KEEP TRUCKING LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. South Carolina freight is anchored by the Port of Charleston — a top-tier East Coast container gateway — with I-95 / I-26 / I-85 corridors serving BMW in Spartanburg and Volvo assembly near Charleston.
What changed in May 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
Where CDL pay is strongest in Spartanburg, South Carolina this month
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 Spartanburg, South Carolina this month on the composite ranking. Pay sits above the 90th percentile in the Spartanburg, South Carolina market. On controlled-substances compliance, the carrier ranks in the 88th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 97th percentile across Spartanburg, South Carolina. True Transport Inc.'s top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 99th percentile. True Transport Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Spartanburg, South Carolina median.
True Transport Inc. doesn't top the ranking but offers higher weekly pay than #1 — $2,250/week.
#3TITANIUM AMERICAN TRUCKING INC — $2,000/wk
TITANIUM AMERICAN TRUCKING INC's weekly pay ranks in the 90th percentile across Spartanburg, South Carolina. Strongest FMCSA dimension is hours-of-service compliance — 97th percentile. Application-response data flags this carrier as a responsive employer.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #6 HMD TRUCKING INC at $1,800/wk, #7 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #8 Maumee Express, Inc. at $1,925/wk, #9 YARBROUGH TRANSFER COMPANY at $1,850/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Spartanburg, South Carolina
Of active CDL postings in Spartanburg, South Carolina this month, 22% are regional and 73% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 5%.
Across Spartanburg, South Carolina CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 81% take-truck-home, 66% pet-friendly, 66% riders-allowed.
Spartanburg, South Carolina vs South Carolina: the numbers that diverge
The largest gap is on sign-on bonus availability: Spartanburg, South Carolina sits 8 points above the South Carolina baseline.
Driving CDL in South Carolina
South Carolina freight is anchored by the Port of Charleston — a top-tier East Coast container gateway — with I-95 / I-26 / I-85 corridors serving the BMW assembly plant in Spartanburg and Volvo near Charleston. The Greenville-Spartanburg manufacturing corridor adds steady industrial freight. South Carolina has moderate-to-high graduated state income tax; the upstate is more affordable than the coast. Hurricane season affects the coast (June-November); inland SC is generally easier driving. The auto-supplier lanes around Spartanburg run on tight just-in-time schedules — minute-level dispatch precision matters.
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Where this data comes from
Compensation, FMCSA safety, benefits, and operational performance — weighted 30, 25, 25, and 20 percent respectively. Compensation extends beyond headline pay to include sign-on bonus tier and settlement cadence. Benefits scoring differs by hiring type because the perks that matter to a W2 driver and a contractor are not the same. Updated May 2026.