Best Trucking Companies in Louisiana
9 top-ranked carriers hiring in Louisiana. Compare pay, hiring status, and find the right fit for your driving career.
Louisiana Trucking Market Overview
Louisiana's trucking market is heavily influenced by the petrochemical industry concentrated along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans — known as 'Cancer Alley' for its density of chemical plants. Tanker and hazmat drivers command premium pay hauling refined products, LNG, and industrial chemicals. The Port of New Orleans and offshore oil supply chain add port drayage and heavy haul demand.
Top 9 Companies in Louisiana
Groendyke dominates Louisiana's petrochemical tanker market, hauling hazmat freight along the Mississippi River chemical corridor at premium rates.
Saia has deep Louisiana roots and their Baton Rouge and New Orleans terminals offer reliable LTL routes across the Gulf Coast.
Schneider's tanker and bulk divisions serve Louisiana's massive petrochemical industry along the I-10 corridor.
Landstar connects owner-operators with Louisiana's oil field, heavy haul, and port freight at premium independent rates.
Knight-Swift runs heavy I-10 and I-20 corridor freight through Louisiana with positions for new and experienced drivers.
FedEx Freight's Louisiana terminals handle Gulf Coast LTL freight with consistent local and linehaul positions.
KLLM, based in nearby Mississippi, hauls temperature-controlled seafood and food freight from Louisiana's processing plants.
Ryder manages dedicated fleet operations for Louisiana's offshore oil supply chain and industrial logistics.
Mercer's flatbed owner-operators earn premium rates hauling steel, pipe, and equipment for Louisiana's energy sector.
How to read this page. The ranking is our own editorial assessment of how each carrier serves drivers in Louisiana, based on the lanes, terminals and freight described in each entry. The pay figure is not ours: heavy and tractor-trailer drivers in Louisiana earn an annual mean of $51,930 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 Louisiana
What is the best trucking company to work for in Louisiana?
Based on our 2026 rankings, Groendyke Transport ranks #1 in Louisiana. They earned the top spot because of what they run there: Groendyke dominates Louisiana's petrochemical tanker market, hauling hazmat freight along the Mississippi River chemical corridor at premium rates. 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 Louisiana?
Heavy and tractor-trailer drivers in Louisiana earn an annual mean of $51,930, 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 — Petrochemical & Refining, Port & Drayage (New Orleans), Offshore Oil Supply — shape which kinds of driving pay best.
Which trucking companies should I apply to in Louisiana?
Start with the carriers ranked on this page — Groendyke Transport, Saia Inc., Schneider National and the rest of the list all run real freight in Louisiana, 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.