Best Trucking Companies in Minnesota
9 top-ranked carriers hiring in Minnesota. Compare pay, hiring status, and find the right fit for your driving career.
Minnesota Trucking Market Overview
Minnesota's trucking market is anchored by the Twin Cities metro area, which serves as the primary distribution hub for the Upper Midwest. Target and UnitedHealth Group are headquartered here, along with major food companies (General Mills, Cargill, Hormel). The state's agricultural output (corn, soybeans, sugar beets, turkeys) drives bulk and reefer freight, while iron ore from the Mesabi Range adds heavy haul demand.
Top 9 Companies in Minnesota
Anderson is headquartered in St. Cloud, MN, and their flatbed and specialized divisions dominate Minnesota's heavy haul market.
Schneider's Minnesota operations serve the Twin Cities distribution hub with intermodal, tanker, and dedicated positions.
ODFL's Minneapolis-area service center offers premium LTL pay in the Upper Midwest's largest freight market.
FedEx Freight's Twin Cities hub handles regional LTL freight with local and linehaul positions paying competitive rates.
Dayton Freight's Minnesota terminals offer reliable Midwest LTL routes with above-average pay and family-owned stability.
Marten, based in nearby Wisconsin, runs heavy reefer freight from Minnesota's food processing industry to markets nationwide.
Werner runs dedicated accounts for Minnesota retailers (Target HQ) and agricultural processors in the state.
Ruan's dedicated contract carriage serves Minnesota's massive food and agricultural industry with local routes.
XPO's Minneapolis terminal provides home-daily LTL positions with competitive pay and overtime opportunities.
How to read this page. The ranking is our own editorial assessment of how each carrier serves drivers in Minnesota, based on the lanes, terminals and freight described in each entry. The pay figure is not ours: heavy and tractor-trailer drivers in Minnesota earn an annual mean of $63,630 per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) (May 2025). That covers employed company drivers statewide — not owner-operators, whom the survey excludes — and individual carriers pay above and below it. We publish no per-carrier salary because we have no source for one, and we do not track live vacancy counts: for what is open today, check the carrier's own careers page.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Trucking in Minnesota
What is the best trucking company to work for in Minnesota?
Based on our 2026 rankings, Anderson Trucking Service ranks #1 in Minnesota. They earned the top spot because of what they run there: Anderson is headquartered in St. Cloud, MN, and their flatbed and specialized divisions dominate Minnesota's heavy haul market. We do not publish a pay figure per carrier — we have no source for one — so check the carrier's own posting for what the seat pays. The best choice for you depends on your experience level, preferred driving type, and home time needs.
How much do truck drivers make in Minnesota?
Heavy and tractor-trailer drivers in Minnesota earn an annual mean of $63,630, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) (May 2025). That is the figure for employed company drivers across the whole state; owner-operators are not in it, because the survey covers employer payrolls only. Individual carriers pay above and below it, and specialised work — tanker, HazMat, oversize — pays more. The state's top industries — Retail Distribution (Target HQ), Food Processing, Agriculture (Corn, Soybeans) — shape which kinds of driving pay best.
Which trucking companies should I apply to in Minnesota?
Start with the carriers ranked on this page — Anderson Trucking Service, Schneider National, Old Dominion Freight Line and the rest of the list all run real freight in Minnesota, and each entry says what it is best suited to. We do not track live vacancy counts for other carriers, so check the company's own careers page for what is open today. If you would rather one conversation than nine applications, send us your details and we will work the list with you.