Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Tallahassee, Florida (September 2026)
Tallahassee, Florida, September 2026: 252 active W2 trucking carriers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. Covenant Transport Inc follows at $1,762/week. Florida trucking runs on I-95 / I-75 north-south spines and the I-4 Tampa-Orlando-Daytona cross, with Port of Miami and Port of Jacksonville as major gateways alongside heavy citrus and produce agriculture freight.
What changed in September 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 Tallahassee, Florida this month
The top of the list is JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC tops the Tallahassee, Florida ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's weekly pay ranks in the 95th percentile across Tallahassee, Florida. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 93rd percentile.
#2Covenant Transport Inc — $1,762/wk
Covenant Transport Inc's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 99th percentile.
#3PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC — $1,750/wk
PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC ranks in the 98th percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 South East Carriers INC at $1,600/wk, #5 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk, #6 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #7 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #8 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #9 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #10 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk.
What Tallahassee, Florida drivers actually run
The route mix in Tallahassee, Florida this month tilts OTR: 18% regional, 81% OTR, 1% local, 0% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Tallahassee, Florida CDL postings: 3% with guaranteed pay, 27% dedicated, 84% take-truck-home, 67% pet-friendly, 69% riders-allowed.
Tallahassee, Florida vs Florida: the numbers that diverge
| Tallahassee, Florida | Florida top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 36% | 48% | -12 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 84% | 78% | +6 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, September 2026
Tallahassee, Florida's biggest divergence from Florida is on sign-on bonus availability, 12 points below the state baseline.
Driving CDL in Florida
Florida CDL work splits cleanly between coastal port-and-tourism freight (Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Port Everglades) and Central Florida last-mile distribution. The hurricane season — June through November — drives both stress and opportunity: insurance rates climb, freight rates spike around storm-recovery windows, and shutdown days are a real income variable. Florida has no state income tax. The traffic on I-95 and I-4 is consistently in the top tier of US congestion, so HOS planning around peak commute windows matters more here than in most states. Reefer and produce work pays well; OTR pulling out of the state is steady year-round.
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How we compile these rankings
The score is built from four buckets. Thirty percent compensation, drawn from real active job postings and modified by bonus and settlement structure. Twenty-five percent safety, from FMCSA SAFER. Twenty-five percent benefits, scored hiring-type-aware. Twenty percent operational performance, drawn from how carriers actually behave toward applicants. Updated September 2026.