Updated July 2026
Best Trucking Companies in Yonkers, New York (July 2026)
There are 280 W2 trucking carriers currently posting jobs in Yonkers, New York. The ranking below reflects active jobs as of July 2026, not historical pay surveys. True Transport Inc. leads with an average weekly pay of $2,250. 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 July 2026
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How Yonkers, New York compares to New York
| Yonkers, New York | New York top 50 | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated routes | 24% | 42% | -18 pt |
| Take-truck-home | 88% | 77% | +11 pt |
| Riders-allowed policies | 73% | 65% | +8 pt |
| Pet-friendly fleets | 65% | 58% | +7 pt |
Source: Lanefinder index, July 2026
Yonkers, New York's biggest divergence from New York is on dedicated routes, 18 points below the state baseline.
Where CDL pay is strongest in Yonkers, New York this month
The top of the list is True Transport Inc. at $2,250/week. A few names below the top earn more on a weekly-pay basis but rank lower on the composite.
#1True Transport Inc. — $2,250/wk
True Transport Inc. leads the Yonkers, New York market on combined pay and ranking score this month. Weekly pay here lands in the 96th percentile across Yonkers, New York. Strongest FMCSA dimension is unsafe-driving avoidance — 99th percentile.
#2JK MOVING & STORAGE INC — $2,200/wk
JK MOVING & STORAGE INC sits in the 94th percentile for weekly pay among Yonkers, New York carriers. JK MOVING & STORAGE INC's FMCSA score is strongest on unsafe-driving avoidance — 93rd percentile.
#3Covenant Transport Inc — $1,762/wk
Covenant Transport Inc ranks in the 99th percentile for driver fitness on FMCSA SAFER data.
Also in the top 10: #4 DIVINE ENTERPRISES at $1,375/wk, #5 HandledNow LLC at $1,900/wk, #6 Maumee Express, Inc. at $1,925/wk, #7 ECM ENERGY SERVICES INC at $1,950/wk, #8 PRAIRIE FIELD SERVICES LLC at $1,750/wk, #9 Diaz Stone & Pallet Inc. at $1,750/wk, #10 Safeway Trucking Corporation at $2,425/wk.
Lane mix and benefits across Yonkers, New York
18% of Yonkers, New York's active CDL postings are regional and 69% are OTR; local plus semi-local accounts for the rest (13%).
Guaranteed pay is on offer at 2% of Yonkers, New York postings; dedicated routes at 26%; take-truck-home at 71%. Pet-friendly policies appear at 60% and riders-allowed at 58%.
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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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 July 2026.