Best Trucking Companies in New York
10 top-ranked carriers hiring in New York. Compare pay, hiring status, and find the right fit for your driving career.
New York Trucking Market Overview
New York's trucking market is the most demanding and highest-paying in the country. NYC's five boroughs present unmatched delivery challenges — congestion, parking restrictions, bridge/tunnel tolls, and tight delivery windows push pay rates to national highs. Upstate New York offers a different market with agricultural, manufacturing, and distribution freight along the I-90 Thruway. Drivers with NYC delivery experience are in extremely high demand.
Top 10 Companies in New York
UPS tractor-trailer positions in the NYC metro area are among the highest-paying CDL jobs in the country with full Teamsters benefits and pension.
XPO's dense New York terminal network provides home-daily LTL positions throughout the metro area and upstate.
ODFL's New York terminals pay the highest LTL rates in their system, reflecting the massive freight demand and cost of living.
FedEx Freight's New York operations handle enormous metropolitan freight volume with premium city and linehaul pay.
TForce's Teamsters contract provides premium wages for New York drivers navigating the most challenging delivery environment in the country.
Amazon's massive NYC-area fulfillment network (Staten Island, Queens, NJ) creates abundant middle-mile CDL jobs with premium metro pay.
Estes' New York terminals offer competitive LTL pay with ESOP ownership, serving both the metro area and upstate markets.
Penske operates dedicated fleets for New York's retail and food service industries with local metro-area routes.
NFI handles port-related drayage and dedicated freight in the NY/NJ metro area with competitive driver packages.
Saia's expanding New York presence includes new terminals in the metro area and upstate with competitive hourly rates.
How to read this page. The ranking is our own editorial assessment of how each carrier serves drivers in New York, based on the lanes, terminals and freight described in each entry. The pay figure is not ours: heavy and tractor-trailer drivers in New York earn an annual mean of $65,780 per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) (May 2025). That covers employed company drivers statewide — not owner-operators, whom the survey excludes — and individual carriers pay above and below it. We publish no per-carrier salary because we have no source for one, and we do not track live vacancy counts: for what is open today, check the carrier's own careers page.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Trucking in New York
What is the best trucking company to work for in New York?
Based on our 2026 rankings, UPS (Tractor-Trailer Division) ranks #1 in New York. They earned the top spot because of what they run there: UPS tractor-trailer positions in the NYC metro area are among the highest-paying CDL jobs in the country with full Teamsters benefits and pension. We do not publish a pay figure per carrier — we have no source for one — so check the carrier's own posting for what the seat pays. The best choice for you depends on your experience level, preferred driving type, and home time needs.
How much do truck drivers make in New York?
Heavy and tractor-trailer drivers in New York earn an annual mean of $65,780, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) (May 2025). That is the figure for employed company drivers across the whole state; owner-operators are not in it, because the survey covers employer payrolls only. Individual carriers pay above and below it, and specialised work — tanker, HazMat, oversize — pays more. The state's top industries — Retail & Food Distribution, Port Drayage (NY/NJ), Construction Materials — shape which kinds of driving pay best.
Which trucking companies should I apply to in New York?
Start with the carriers ranked on this page — UPS (Tractor-Trailer Division), XPO, Old Dominion Freight Line and the rest of the list all run real freight in New York, and each entry says what it is best suited to. We do not track live vacancy counts for other carriers, so check the company's own careers page for what is open today. If you would rather one conversation than nine applications, send us your details and we will work the list with you.