Updated November 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Yonkers, New York (November 2026)
There are 287 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Yonkers, New York. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of November 2026, not historical pay surveys. HandledNow LLC leads with an average weekly pay of $1,875 and an average $3,750 sign-on bonus. Herrington Transportation Inc. follows at $2,000/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 November 2026
Mountain States L.P. Gas at #5 and DICK LAVY TRUCKING at #7 are new to the top 50 in Yonkers, New York. Biggest climb: Herrington Transportation Inc. (#27 → #2). Biggest falls: LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (#2 → #20) and REISCH TRUCKING INC (#36 → #47). Elsewhere in the top 50, 4 carriers joined, 6 left, and 36 changed rank.
All changes since October 2026
Where CDL pay is strongest in Yonkers, New York this month
The top of the list is HandledNow LLC at $1,875/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1HandledNow LLC — $1,875/wk
HandledNow LLC tops the Yonkers, New York ranking with the strongest composite score across pay, safety, benefits, and operational signals. HandledNow LLC's FMCSA score is strongest on driver fitness — 99th percentile. Driver applications get a faster-than-median response in Yonkers, New York.
#2Herrington Transportation Inc. — $2,000/wk
Herrington Transportation Inc. climbed from #27 to #2 this month — one of the biggest moves in Yonkers, New York. Herrington Transportation Inc. pays above the 86th percentile on weekly pay for the Yonkers, New York market. Lanefinder's application data flags Herrington Transportation Inc. as a responsive employer.
#3True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. climbed from #9 to #3 this month — one of the biggest moves in Yonkers, New York. Weekly pay here lands in the 96th percentile across Yonkers, New York. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 98th percentile.
Despite ranking below #1, True Transport Inc. outpays the leader on weekly average — $2,250/week.
Also in the top 10: #4 JK MOVING & STORAGE INC at $2,200/wk, #5 Mountain States L.P. Gas at $2,000/wk, #6 Covenant Transport Inc at $1,762/wk, #7 DICK LAVY TRUCKING at $1,950/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 Maumee Express, Inc. at $1,925/wk, #10 GATEWAY DISTRIBUTION at $1,750/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Yonkers, New York
19% of Yonkers, New York's active CDL postings are regional and 68% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (13%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 1% of Yonkers, New York postings; dedicated routes at 28%; take-truck-home at 71%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 60% and riders-allowed at 59%.
How Yonkers, New York compares to New York
| Yonkers, New York | New York top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 27% | 50% | -23 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 86% | 78% | +8 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, November 2026
Yonkers, New York's biggest divergence from New York is on dedicated routes, 23 points below the state baseline.
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 can pay 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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The methodology behind the rankings
Composite-score formula: compensation × 0.30, FMCSA safety × 0.25, benefits × 0.25, operational performance × 0.20. Compensation is anchored on pay percentile and lifted by sign-on bonus tier and guaranteed-pay availability. Operational performance is built mostly from driver-application response data in Lanefinder's platform, with fleet-scale percentile contributing a smaller portion. Updated November 2026.