Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Tulsa, Oklahoma (July 2026)
As of July 2026, 320 carriers in Tulsa, Oklahoma are posting active jobs for W2 company drivers. LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY leads with an average weekly pay of $1,680. True Transport Inc. follows at $2,250/week. Tulsa sits at the I-44 / I-244 / US-75 nexus on the Arkansas River, with ONEOK and Williams energy-sector headquarters driving pipe and equipment freight, aerospace manufacturing, and agricultural loads from northeast Oklahoma.
What changed in July 2026
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The trucking companies leading Tulsa, Oklahoma this month
The top of the list is LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY at $1,680/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY — $1,680/wk
LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is number-one in Tulsa, Oklahoma this month on the composite ranking. LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 91st percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
#2True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. pays above the 90th percentile on weekly pay for the Tulsa, Oklahoma market. True Transport Inc.'s FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile.
#3JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's weekly pay ranks in the 93rd percentile across Tulsa, Oklahoma. Top FMCSA dimension here is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 93rd percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 Forest Brook Trucking LLC at $1,600/wk, #5 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #6 SCHMUHL BROTHERS INC at $2,437/wk, #7 Great Plains Trucking Inc. at $1,750/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #10 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk.
What Tulsa, Oklahoma drivers actually run
16% of Tulsa, Oklahoma's active CDL postings are regional and 82% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (2%).
Across Tulsa, Oklahoma CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 23% dedicated, 84% take-truck-home, 69% pet-friendly, 68% riders-allowed.
How Tulsa, Oklahoma compares to Oklahoma
Among the figures above, pet-friendly fleets is where Tulsa, Oklahoma differs most from Oklahoma — 5 points above statewide.
Driving CDL in Oklahoma
Oklahoma freight is shaped by the I-35 / I-40 cross at Oklahoma City — a major north-south and east-west junction with substantial through-traffic. Energy-sector service loads from the Anadarko and Arkoma basins add oil-and-gas equipment freight, especially in active drilling cycles. Agricultural freight (wheat, cattle, cotton) is steady outbound. Tornado season (April-June) shapes spring dispatch across the state — route planners watch the outlooks. Oklahoma has a low graduated state income tax; housing and operating costs are among the lowest in any major US state.
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Where this data comes from
Lanefinder's ranking algorithm weights compensation at 30%, FMCSA SAFER safety at 25%, benefits at 25%, and operational performance at 20%. Compensation reflects pay percentile plus sign-on bonus, guaranteed pay, and settlement-frequency adjustments. Benefits scoring is hiring-type-aware. Operational performance comes mostly from how carriers handle real driver applications. Updated July 2026.