How to Choose the Best Trucking Company

As you look at our list, you may want to consider the following factors to decide which are the best trucking companies in North America for you.

• Your location
• Your Experience
• Solo vs. team driving
• Local, regional, or long-haul trucking
• An owner-operator or company driver
• Your required job benefits
• How much time you want to spend at home

With that in mind, take a look at some of the top options.

Barr-Nunn

Barr-Nunn is in Granger, Iowa, and hires company drivers or owner-operators. You can also choose from being on a team or a single truckload. They are known for paying their drivers well and having done so for over a decade.

Crete Carrier

Crete Carrier is from Crete, Nebraska, and has been in business since 1966. It has grown over the years and now has 13,000 trailer units. In addition to independent services, Crete works with Hunt Transportation, Inc. for its railway freight transportation needs and Shaffer Trucking to offer temperature-controlled transportation.

CRST International

This company has been in business for 60 years and began by solely offering trucking services. Over the years, they evolved to add logistics to their offerings. The company has 4,500 trucks and various services that truckers can provide.

H.O. Wolding, Inc.

This is a privately-owned dry freight carrier in Amherst, Wisconsin. It has a minimal rate of driver turnover. This likely comes from the company’s reputation for treating drivers well.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services

J.B. Hunt has been in business since 1961 and is based in Lowell, Arkansas. The company is known for trucking and logistics. Its offerings include Dedicated Contract Services (DCS) with long-term commitments and intermodal transport that also uses the railway network.

Jim Palmer Trucking

This is a trucking company that is family-operated and privately-owned. It is in Missoula, Montana. The company runs decent equipment, hauling temperature-controlled freight. The driving range runs between the Midwest and the west coast. They also appeal to new drivers, as they have a CDL training program that is paid.

Knight Transportation

Knight Transportation has about 30 years of experience in the industry. It was originally family-owned and became a multi-million-dollar company in 2011. Truckers will appreciate its dry van, refrigerated, and intermodal transport services. The company also has port and rail services.

Landstar System

This is a light-asset carrier that offers integrated transport management around the world. You can work for them as an owner-operator or as a logistic agent. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, the company offers a range of transportation options, so truckers should find something that appeals to them. There are both local and international routes.

Nussbaum Transportation

This company is based in Hudson, Illinois. It is a dry freight hauling company that is medium-sized. Drivers who work for them typically have only good things to say.

Pride Transport Inc.

This is a smaller company in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are privately-owned and have the best equipment. Drivers report that they feel as if they are “like family.”

Prime

Prime needs drivers for a range of vehicles, including flatbeds, temperature-controlled units, and tankers. It also needs drivers for intermodal transport. Besides offering transportation and logistics services, they also let clients lease vehicles, setting them apart from other companies.

Sammons Trucking

Sammons focuses on flatbed trucking and has a long history. They are in Missoula, Montana. You can work for this company as either an owner-operator or a company driver.

Schneider International

Schneider International has more than 80 years of experience in the industry and offers a range of services, appealing to all types of drivers. This can include servicing regional areas, providing truckload services, transporting goods across borders, bulk and dedicated services, and even supply chain management.

Swift Transportation

Swift Transportation has been in business for more than 60 years and was previously called Common Market. They began by transporting steel from Los Angeles seaports to Arizona and then bringing cotton from Arizona to Southern California. Now the company is among the biggest trucking service providers in North America. This includes 40 primary terminals and 18,000 trucking units.

TMC Transportation

This is a flatbed truck company in Des Moines, Iowa. Drivers tend to praise the quality of the company’s equipment, which it owns itself.

US Xpress Enterprises

US Xpress Enterprises has been in business since 1986 and is still a small operation, with around 50 trucks. The company prides itself on using new environmentally-friendly vehicles. There are both team and solo truckload options for truckers to choose from.

Walmart

Walmart is a private fleet and offers great job security. This comes from the fact that the company transports its own freight using its own fleet and is one of the biggest retailers. There is also very low turnover, indicating high driver satisfaction.

Werner Enterprises

Werner Enterprises has been in operation since 1956 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company has operations globally in North America, Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia, and South America. Like many of the other best trucking companies on this list, Werner offers logistics services in addition to transportation.

Western Distribution Transportation Corp

This privately-owned company is a medium-size business in Denver, Colorado. They have excellent equipment, which truckers appreciate. They specialize in automobile carrier service. Just keep in mind that while they have great equipment, their employees are not among the best-paid.

YRC Freight

YRC Freight has been around for a while and is unionized, making it a great place to work. They are particularly popular for those who want to become truckers but still need to complete CDL training. You can choose from training in several locations, and the company hires trainees as full-time employees upon completing the program. To make the company more appealing to truckers, it also pays for all downtime.

Sources:

https://www.smart-trucking.com/best-trucking-companies/

https://truckfreighter.com/top-10-trucking-companies/

https://www.supplychaindigital.com/top10/top-10-trucking-companies-usa/swift-transportation