Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Trenton, New Jersey (November 2026)
There are 311 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Trenton, New Jersey. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of November 2026, not historical pay surveys. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,850 and an average $2,500 sign-on bonus. Herrington Transportation Inc. follows at $2,000/week. New Jersey is the primary Northeast freight gateway through Port Newark / Elizabeth — the busiest container port on the East Coast — with the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and dense intermodal facilities serving the New York metro market.
What changed in November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #6 and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #8 are new to the top 50 in Trenton, New Jersey. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#27 → #2). Biggest fall: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#3 → #19). KEYSTONE TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC (was #9) left the top 50. Elsewhere in the top 50, 5 carriers joined, 5 left, 34 changed rank, and 1 changed pay or benefits.
All changes since October 2026
| Carrier | Last month | This month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington Transportation Inc. | #27 | #2 | Up 25 places |
| True Transport Inc. | #11 | #3 | Up 8 places |
| Pipco Transportation | #2 | #4 | Down 2 placesweekly pay down 3.8% ($1,975 → $1,900) |
| JK MOVING & STORAGE INC | #4 | #5 | Down 1 place |
| Mountain States L.P. Gas | Not ranked | #6 | New |
| Covenant Transport Inc | #5 | #7 | Down 2 places |
| DICK LAVY TRUCKING | Not ranked | #8 | New |
| Maumee Express, Inc. | #7 | #9 | Down 2 places |
| PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC | #8 | #10 | Down 2 places |
| ROAD SCHOLAR TRANSPORTATION LLC | #6 | #11 | Down 5 places |
| GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION | #10 | #12 | Down 2 places |
| TAYLOR TRUCK LINE INC | Not ranked | #13 | New |
| G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC | #12 | #14 | Down 2 places |
| JS HELWIG & SON LLC | #13 | #15 | Down 2 places |
| ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC | #14 | #17 | Down 3 places |
| Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. | #15 | #18 | Down 3 places |
| LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY | #3 | #19 | Down 16 places |
| MC CARRIER LLC | #19 | #20 | Down 1 place |
| BRADY TRUCKING INC | #17 | #21 | Down 4 places |
| R B HUMPHREYS INC | Not ranked | #22 | New |
| HOLLAND ENTERPRISES INC | #22 | #23 | Down 1 place |
| M&D TRANSPORT | #23 | #24 | Down 1 place |
| KAISER TRANSPORT INC | #24 | #25 | Down 1 place |
| RIVER CITY TRANSPORT INC | #21 | #26 | Down 5 places |
| A & H INC | #29 | #27 | Up 2 places |
| NEIER INC | #25 | #29 | Down 4 places |
| Excel Trucking LLC | #26 | #30 | Down 4 places |
| LUCKY WORLD INC | Not ranked | #31 | New |
| BROTHERS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC | #30 | #32 | Down 2 places |
| Justus Truck Lines Inc | #31 | #33 | Down 2 places |
| LPG LOGISTICS LLC | #35 | #34 | Up 1 place |
| Z TRANSPORTATION INC | #36 | #35 | Up 1 place |
| AN ENTERPRISE INC | #32 | #36 | Down 4 places |
| ARBOR LITE LOGISTICS LLC | #42 | #40 | Up 2 places |
| StaffWorthy | Not ranked | #41 | New |
| COYOTE XPRESS LLC | Not ranked | #42 | New |
| CTK LOGISTICS LLC | #41 | #43 | Down 2 places |
| Bakers Express | #43 | #44 | Down 1 place |
| NR Freight LLC | #44 | #45 | Down 1 place |
| National Express Carriers | #45 | #47 | Down 2 places |
| EAGLE EYE TRUCK LINES LLC | #47 | #48 | Down 1 place |
| REISCH TRUCKING INC | #40 | #49 | Down 9 places |
| Parks Motor Group Inc | #48 | #50 | Down 2 places |
| KEYSTONE TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC | #9 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| WILLIAMS PRESTIGE ENTERPRISE | #18 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| H & M TRUCKING INC | #20 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| Brenny Specialized Inc | #33 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| A.D. Transport Express, Inc. | #34 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
| 1 MTX LLC | #49 | Not ranked | Dropped out |
Trenton, New Jersey's top trucking carriers right now
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,850/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,850/wk
HandledNow LLC leads the Trenton, New Jersey market on combined pay and ranking score this month. On driver fitness, the carrier ranks in the 99th percentile per FMCSA SAFER data. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Trenton, New Jersey.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. climbed from #27 to #2 this month — one of the biggest moves in Trenton, New Jersey. Herrington Transportation Inc. pays above the 86th percentile on weekly pay for the Trenton, New Jersey market. Herrington Transportation Inc. responds to driver applications more reliably than the Trenton, New Jersey median.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. rose 8 positions month-over-month, from #11 to #3. True Transport Inc.'s weekly pay ranks in the 97th percentile across Trenton, New Jersey. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
Despite ranking below #1, True Transport Inc. outpays the leader on weekly average — $2,250/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 Pipco Transportation at $1,900/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 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #9 Maumee Express, Inc. at $1,925/wk, #10 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk.
What Trenton, New Jersey drivers actually run
21% of Trenton, New Jersey's active CDL postings are regional and 64% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (15%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 1% of Trenton, New Jersey postings; dedicated routes at 28%; take-truck-home at 69%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 57% and riders-allowed at 58%.
Where Trenton, New Jersey differs from the New Jersey baseline
Trenton, New Jersey's biggest divergence from New Jersey is on dedicated routes, 12 points below the state baseline.
Driving CDL in New Jersey
New Jersey is the primary Northeast freight gateway through Port Newark-Elizabeth — the busiest container port on the East Coast — with the NJ Turnpike (I-95) and dense intermodal facilities feeding the New York metro market. Drayage out of the port is a major CDL segment. Cost of living is high; New Jersey state income tax is high and graduated (peaks above 10%). Bridge and tunnel tolls, truck-route restrictions on the Garden State Parkway (trucks over 10,000 lb are barred north of Exit 105), and limits on certain Hudson crossings add planning overhead. Traffic around Fort Lee and the George Washington Bridge (I-95) is among the worst in the country.
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Where this data comes from
Composite-score formula: compensation × 0.30, FMCSA safety × 0.25, benefits × 0.25, operational performance × 0.20. Compensation is anchored on pay percentile and lifted by sign-on bonus tier and guaranteed-pay availability. Operational performance is built mostly from driver-application response data in Lanefinder's platform, with fleet-scale percentile contributing a smaller portion. Updated November 2026.