Best Trucking Companies in Texas
10 top-ranked carriers hiring in Texas. Compare pay, hiring status, and find the right fit for your driving career.
Texas Trucking Market Overview
Texas is the largest trucking market in the United States by virtually every measure — most CDL holders, most registered trucks, most freight tonnage. The state's size, oil and gas industry, cross-border trade with Mexico (Laredo is the busiest land port in the Western Hemisphere), and massive population centers (DFW, Houston, San Antonio, Austin) create unmatched freight diversity. Every major carrier maintains significant Texas operations.
Top 10 Companies in Texas
Knight-Swift's massive presence in Texas means more open positions, more terminals, and more route options than any other carrier in the state.
Groendyke dominates Texas's petroleum tanker market, hauling crude oil, refined products, and chemicals across the Permian Basin and Gulf Coast.
Schneider's tanker, intermodal, and dedicated divisions all thrive in Texas's enormous and diverse freight market.
J.B. Hunt's dedicated and intermodal divisions serve Texas's massive retail and cross-border freight with premium pay.
ODFL's extensive Texas service center network offers premium LTL pay across the state's major metros.
FedEx Freight operates massive Texas terminal operations in DFW, Houston, San Antonio, and El Paso.
Landstar gives Texas owner-operators access to the state's enormous oil field, flatbed, and heavy haul freight market.
Walmart operates multiple Texas distribution centers and their private fleet positions pay industry-leading wages.
Amazon's Texas fulfillment center network (DFW, Houston, San Antonio, Austin) offers thousands of middle-mile CDL positions.
Saia's deep Texas roots and expanding terminal network offer competitive LTL city and road driver positions statewide.
How to read this page. The ranking is our own editorial assessment of how each carrier serves drivers in Texas, based on the lanes, terminals and freight described in each entry. The pay figure is not ours: heavy and tractor-trailer drivers in Texas earn an annual mean of $57,990 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 Texas
What is the best trucking company to work for in Texas?
Based on our 2026 rankings, Knight-Swift Transportation ranks #1 in Texas. They earned the top spot because of what they run there: Knight-Swift's massive presence in Texas means more open positions, more terminals, and more route options than any other carrier in the state. 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 Texas?
Heavy and tractor-trailer drivers in Texas earn an annual mean of $57,990, 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 — Oil & Gas (Permian Basin), Cross-Border Trade (Mexico), Petrochemical (Gulf Coast) — shape which kinds of driving pay best.
Which trucking companies should I apply to in Texas?
Start with the carriers ranked on this page — Knight-Swift Transportation, Groendyke Transport, Schneider National and the rest of the list all run real freight in Texas, 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.