Updated September 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Troy, New York (September 2026)
248 carriers are hiring W2 company drivers in Troy, New York right now, per Lanefinder's September 2026 snapshot. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC leads with an average weekly pay of $2,100 and an average $10,000 sign-on bonus. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC follows at $2,200/week. New York freight is anchored by the Port of New York and New Jersey complex, the busiest on the East Coast, with I-87 / I-95 truck corridors and dense last-mile delivery demand across the New York City metro.
What changed in September 2026
We just started tracking monthly changes for this view. Check back next month to see how rankings have shifted.
How Troy, New York compares to New York
| Troy, New York | New York top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-on bonus rate | 44% | 49% | -5 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 86% | 69% | +17 pt |
| Dedicated routes | 32% | 45% | -13 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 74% | 63% | +11 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 68% | 59% | +9 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, September 2026
The largest gap is on take-truck-home: Troy, New York sits 17 points above the New York baseline.
The trucking companies leading Troy, New York this month
The top of the list is HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC at $2,100/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC — $2,100/wk
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC leads the Troy, New York market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Weekly pay here lands in the 92nd percentile across Troy, New York. HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC ranks in the 99th percentile for hours-of-service compliance on FMCSA SAFER data.
HAZMAT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC leads Troy, New York's top 10 on sign-on bonus, advertising $10,000 for new drivers.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's weekly pay ranks in the 94th percentile across Troy, New York. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC ranks in the 93rd percentile for unsafe-driving avoidance on FMCSA SAFER data.
#3HandledNow LLC — $1,900/wk
HandledNow LLC's top FMCSA dimension is driver fitness, in the 98th percentile.
Also in the top 10: #4 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #5 ABENAQUI CARRIERS at $1,800/wk, #6 GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION at $1,750/wk, #7 True Transport Inc. at $2,250/wk, #8 JS HELWIG & SON LLC at $1,850/wk, #9 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #10 G-DIAMOND TRANSPORT INC at $2,045/wk.
How drivers spend their time on the road in Troy, New York
The route mix in Troy, New York this month tilts OTR: 22% regional, 72% OTR, 3% local, 3% semi-local — drawn from active postings, not historical surveys.
Across Troy, New York CDL postings: 2% with guaranteed pay, 26% dedicated, 75% take-truck-home, 60% pet-friendly, 59% riders-allowed.
Driving CDL in New York
New York CDL work is mostly upstate or NYC-metro last-mile — almost no through-driver wants to deal with the Five Boroughs more than necessary. The patchwork of bridge tolls (MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Port Authority, Thruway Authority), the truck-route restrictions in Manhattan and on the parkways, and the weight-on-bridge rules add real planning overhead. Long Island delivery work pays a premium for drivers who can actually navigate it. Upstate freight on I-90 / I-87 looks much more like normal interstate driving, with the addition of real winter — lake-effect snow off Erie and Ontario can shut runs down. State income tax is high; many drivers based here run out-of-state lanes to keep the math working.
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Where this data comes from
The score is built from four buckets. Thirty percent compensation, drawn from real active job postings and modified by bonus and settlement structure. Twenty-five percent safety, from FMCSA SAFER. Twenty-five percent benefits, scored hiring-type-aware. Twenty percent operational performance, drawn from how carriers actually behave toward applicants. Updated September 2026.