Istvan Balla, 54, from Hungary, is due to appear at Cannock Magistrates Court on Thursday, Staffordshire Police said.
Central Motorway Policing Group were called to the motorway after drivers called 999 reporting a lorry going in the wrong direction.
It happened between junction T4 and Weeford Plaza, near Lichfield.
A lorry driver who allegedly went the wrong way on the M6 Toll and performed three u-turns has been charged with dangerous driving.