Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Santa Fe, New Mexico (July 2026)
Lanefinder is tracking 219 W2 trucking carriers in Santa Fe, New Mexico (July 2026). JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,200. CARGORX DRY CAPACITY follows at $1,900/week. New Mexico freight runs on I-25 north-south and I-40 east-west, with Permian Basin oil-and-gas service loads in the southeast corner and border-crossing activity at Santa Teresa and El Paso feeding cross-border trade.
What changed in July 2026
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The trucking companies leading Santa Fe, New Mexico this month
The top of the list is JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC leads the Santa Fe, New Mexico market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Pay sits above the 88th percentile in the Santa Fe, New Mexico market. On unsafe-driving avoidance, the carrier ranks in the 93rd percentile per FMCSA SAFER data.
#2CARGORX DRY CAPACITY — $1,900/wk
CARGORX DRY CAPACITY's FMCSA score is strongest on hours-of-service compliance — 89th percentile. CARGORX DRY CAPACITY tracks as a responsive employer on application-response data.
#3PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC — $1,750/wk
PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC's top FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance, in the 98th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 ALBA TRANS INC at $3,000/wk, #5 Dillard Trucking at $2,200/wk, #6 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk, #7 ELBERTA LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LLC at $2,000/wk, #8 Texas Pride Fuels at $1,875/wk, #9 BRADY TRUCKING INC at $1,750/wk, #10 CARGO SPRINT LLC at $2,200/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Santa Fe, New Mexico
10% of Santa Fe, New Mexico's active CDL postings are regional and 87% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (3%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Santa Fe, New Mexico postings; dedicated routes at 26%; take-truck-home at 80%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 67% and riders-allowed at 65%.
How Santa Fe, New Mexico compares to New Mexico
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | New Mexico top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 39% | 33% | +6 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 71% | 76% | -5 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, July 2026
Santa Fe, New Mexico's biggest divergence from New Mexico is on dedicated routes, 6 points above the state baseline.
Driving CDL in New Mexico
New Mexico freight runs on I-25 north-south (Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Cruces) and I-40 east-west. Permian Basin oil-and-gas service loads dominate in the southeast corner. Border-crossing activity at Santa Teresa (near El Paso) feeds cross-border manufacturing trade with Chihuahua. Cost of living is low; New Mexico has a moderate graduated state income tax. Winter mountain passes (Raton on I-25, the Continental Divide on I-40) are operational variables. The state is large and sparsely populated outside the central Rio Grande corridor.
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The methodology behind the rankings
Carriers are scored against carriers in their own market. The composite is 30% compensation (pay + bonus + guaranteed pay + settlement cadence), 25% FMCSA safety, 25% benefits (W2 vs owner-op scoring), and 20% operational performance (responsiveness + fleet scale). No paid placement — the weights are the same for every carrier in the index. Updated July 2026.