Updated May 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Spokane, Washington (May 2026)
Lanefinder tracks 220 W2 trucking carriers hiring in Spokane, Washington. Rankings below reflect May 2026 data: pay percentiles, FMCSA safety, benefit prevalence, and operational performance. True Transport Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,250. DICK IRVIN INC follows at $2,250/week. Spokane sits at the I-90 / US-395 junction in eastern Washington, serving as the primary distribution hub for the Inland Northwest with large agricultural exports of wheat and apples and regional industrial distribution.
What changed in May 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
Spokane, Washington's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is True Transport Inc. at $2,250/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. is number-one in Spokane, Washington this month on the composite ranking. Pay sits above the 90th percentile in the Spokane, Washington market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 99th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. True Transport Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Spokane, Washington median.
#2DICK IRVIN INC — $2,250/wk
DICK IRVIN INC's weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Spokane, Washington. DICK IRVIN INC ranks in the 96th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC pays above the 88th percentile on weekly pay for the Spokane, Washington market. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 94th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 SABUR LLC at $1,850/wk, #5 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #6 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #7 OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES INC at $1,750/wk, #8 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #9 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk, #10 Gary Amoth Trucking at $1,700/wk.
What Spokane, Washington drivers actually run
Of active CDL postings in Spokane, Washington this month, 14% are regional and 79% are OTR (long-haul). Local and semi-local routes account for the remaining 7%.
Across Spokane, Washington CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 78% take-truck-home, 66% pet-friendly, 64% riders-allowed.
Spokane, Washington vs Washington: the numbers that diverge
Among the figures above, riders-allowed policies is where Spokane, Washington differs most from Washington — 5 points below statewide.
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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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 May 2026.