The Top Paying Trucking Companies In The United States

[Mike]

truckdriversalary.com has named the best paying trucking companies in the United States. The data has been collected by 3rd party tools. The website also shows the current annual truck driver salary to be $59,158/year as of July 2019. Below, we have listed the top 25 trucking companies from their website. To view their complete list, 121 companies listed, click here.

1	Sysco	$87,204	$41.93
2	Wal-Mart	$86,000	$41.35
3	GP Transco	$84,000	$40.38
4	Epes Transport	$83,921	$40.35
5	Mercer Transportation	$83,740	$40.26
6	Grand Island Express	$83,000	$39.91
7	ATS Trucking	$80,000	$38.46
8	Brady Trucking	$79,906	$38.42
9	Western Express	$79,628	$38.28
10	DOT Foods Transportation	$77,807	$37.41
11	Central Oregon Truck Company	$77,502	$37.24
12	Trimac Transportation	$76,796	$36.92
13	Estes Trucking	$75,000	$36.06
14	PTL Trucking	$75,000	$36.06
15	Foodliner	$74,580	$35.86
16	ABF Freight	$73,562	$35.37
17	Hub Group	$73,500	$35.34
18	Dupre Logistics	$73,488	$35.33
19	Barr-Nunn	$73,358	$35.27
20	Central Transport	$72,540	$34.87
21	Holland Freight	$72,086	$34.66
22	United Road	$71,305	$34.28
23	Jack Cooper Transport	$70,328	$33.81
24	Koch Trucking	$69,962	$31.83
25	McLane Trucking	$69,779	$33.64

Where does your company rate? Do you find these numbers to be accurate? Are you above or below the national average?

 

[Rigjockey]

truckdriversalary.com has named the best paying trucking companies in the United States. The data has been collected by 3rd party tools.

Sysco	$87,204	$41.93
2	Wal-Mart	$86,000	$41.35
3	GP Transco	$84,000	$40.38
4	Epes Transport	$83,921	$40.35
5	Mercer Transportation	$83,740	$40.26
6	Grand Island Express	$83,000	$39.91
7	ATS Trucking	$80,000	$38.46
8	Brady Trucking	$79,906	$38.42
9	Western Express	$79,628	$38.28
10	DOT Foods Transportation	$77,807	$37.41
11	Central Oregon Truck Company	$77,502	$37.24
12	Trimac Transportation	$76,796	$36.92
13	Estes Trucking	$75,000	$36.06
14	PTL Trucking	$75,000	$36.06
15	Foodliner	$74,580	$35.86
16	ABF Freight	$73,562	$35.37
17	Hub Group	$73,500	$35.34
18	Dupre Logistics	$73,488	$35.33
19	Barr-Nunn	$73,358	$35.27
20	Central Transport	$72,540	$34.87
21	Holland Freight	$72,086	$34.66
22	United Road	$71,305	$34.28
23	Jack Cooper Transport	$70,328	$33.81
24	Koch Trucking	$69,962	$31.83
25	McLane Trucking	$69,779	$33.64

I have a question for the 3rd party tools.
Is Mercer not an exclusively O/O company?

 

[Mike]

Is Mercer not an exclusively O/O company?

Yep, and I have no idea how they are coming up with those earnings. I would "assume" that they are giving out a simple number from the settlements after all charges are factored in, which wouldn't tell the true story because it wouldn't be factoring in truck maintenance costs. That would be a good question for you to contact them and ask

 

[Electric Chicken]

truckdriversalary.com has named the best paying trucking companies in the United States. The data has been collected by 3rd party tools. The website also shows the current annual truck driver salary to be $59,158/year as of July 2019. Below, we have listed the top 25 trucking companies from their website. To view their complete list, 121 companies listed, click here.

1	Sysco	$87,204	$41.93
2	Wal-Mart	$86,000	$41.35
3	GP Transco	$84,000	$40.38
4	Epes Transport	$83,921	$40.35
5	Mercer Transportation	$83,740	$40.26
6	Grand Island Express	$83,000	$39.91
7	ATS Trucking	$80,000	$38.46
8	Brady Trucking	$79,906	$38.42
9	Western Express	$79,628	$38.28
10	DOT Foods Transportation	$77,807	$37.41
11	Central Oregon Truck Company	$77,502	$37.24
12	Trimac Transportation	$76,796	$36.92
13	Estes Trucking	$75,000	$36.06
14	PTL Trucking	$75,000	$36.06
15	Foodliner	$74,580	$35.86
16	ABF Freight	$73,562	$35.37
17	Hub Group	$73,500	$35.34
18	Dupre Logistics	$73,488	$35.33
19	Barr-Nunn	$73,358	$35.27
20	Central Transport	$72,540	$34.87
21	Holland Freight	$72,086	$34.66
22	United Road	$71,305	$34.28
23	Jack Cooper Transport	$70,328	$33.81
24	Koch Trucking	$69,962	$31.83
25	McLane Trucking	$69,779	$33.64

Where does your company rate? Do you find these numbers to be accurate? Are you above or below the national average?

OTR must drag the averages down at Pumpky. Some guys are making more than Sysco over there. Even when the money was bad over there it was still good, relative to other carriers.

 

[AK7]

In my mind,the fact that Western Express is on this list makes me question the data.

 

[Fast Freddy]

Sorry but I made more than the top of that list and my company isn’t listed. Also it looks like that hourly rate is based on a 40
hour week and we all work more than that.

I also have a friend that does oversize loads and he makes more than me.

 

[Mike]

OTR must drag the averages down at Pumpky. Some guys are making more than Sysco over there. Even when the money was bad over there it was still good, relative to other carriers.

What you made could be far different than what other people make doing the same thing you do in different parts of the country

 

[Mike]

In my mind,the fact that Western Express is on this list makes me question the data.

Why is that?

 

[AK7]

Why is that?

Because of all negative things I've read about them.
And watching all their antics over the years in person and on the interwebs.
I believe if they paid that much,the drivers would be of higher caliber.

 

[Mike]

Because of all negative things I've read about them.
And watching all their antics over the years in person and on the interwebs.
I believe if they paid that much,the drivers would be of higher caliber.

Cool. Never really heard anything at all about this company, good or bad.

 

[Sinister]

Cool. Never really heard anything at all about this company, good or bad.

They're a southern based starter company.

I have my doubts about some of those also. But I'm at #2 and ita not hard to blow that "average" out of the water.

 

[Hammer166]

Cool. Never really heard anything at all about this company, good or bad.

It's also the go to outfit for guys with felonies. A company taking that kind of risk it's not going to be among the top payers.

 

[Humble pie]

In my mind,the fact that Western Express is on this list makes me question the data.

Epes isn’t much better. Better just not much.

 

[Humble pie]

I’m surprised Ashley furniture isn’t up there. Those guys do very well.

 

[Duck]

Sorry but I made more than the top of that list and my company isn’t listed. Also it looks like that hourly rate is based on a 40
hour week and we all work more than that.

I also have a friend that does oversize loads and he makes more than me.

They probably only looked at the bigger companies.

Or the ones who's recruiting departments paid them.

 

[MJ1657]

Or the ones who's recruiting departments paid them.

Survey companies are masters of manipulating their data to please the person hiring them.

 

[mndriver]

Survey companies are masters of manipulating their data to please the person hiring them.

Sounds like a lot of college recruiters too.

Paint that picture as rosey as they kin....

 

[MJ1657]

Sounds like a lot of college recruiters too.

Paint that picture as rosey as they kin....

I'm involved with a sportsman's group. We are involved with the dnr and sometimes at odds with them. They will send out a "random" survey. The question may be due I want to see the DNR stock muskies in lakes. That random survey will be sent out to members of Muskies Inc.

 

[Fageol]

The survey company should have no trouble stating its sampling technique, sample size, etc. Has anybody asked? A response might give some indication of what's going on, e.g. "were some responses weighted?" "Why?" That kind of stuff.

 

[Sinister]

Mercer still boggles the mind.

ATS sounds pretty accurate for company guys but you will live in your truck.