About our Refrigerated Trucking Company
Brakebush Transportation is currently hiring CDL-A certified truck drivers across New Mexico. Our team has achieved national recognition in the frozen chicken and refrigerated transportation industries. We have been family-owned and operated since 1925. You’ve probably seen our yellow and white trucks on the road. Below are our pay structures and benefits. Apply online or contact us with questions. We look forward to hearing from you.
Additional Reasons to Drive for Brakebush
- Private fleet with newer trucks
- Driver-friendly amenities including sleeper cabs, scale & toll bypass, and more
- Top-rated logistics support
- Offered regular time home of at least 36 hours
- Rider and pet policies
- & more!
Brakebush is hiring in all New Mexico counties including:
Bernalillo County | Doña Ana County | Santa Fe County | Sandoval County | San Juan County | Valencia County | McKinley County | Lea County
Pay Rate:
- Base Rate: $.60 per Practical Mile
- Team Base Rate: $.33 per Practical Mile
- Plus Performance Incentive: $.05 per Practical Mile
- Plus Per Diem: $.05 per Practical Mile
- East Coast Premium: $.10 per Practical Mile
- Team East Coast Premium: $.05 per Practical Mile
- Paid Weekly
+ Bonuses:
- $15 per hour detention pay after two hours
- $12.50 per hour layover pay with a 24 - hour maximum of $165
- Quarterly Safety Bonus: up to $.01 per Practical Miles
- Quarterly Fuel Mileage Bonus: top achievers generally earn more than $500.00 per quarter
- PC Miles Bonus: up to $.01 per Practical Mile
- Annual Safety Bonus: After driving 250,000 safely, drivers can receive an additional $.001 per mile for all safe driving miles driven in their career at the company.
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Benefits:
Brakebush received National Health Care Award for 2019 by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
Health Insurance Health Saving plan & FLEX plan available
Life Insurance Basic term - company will provide coverage of $10,000 with option to purchase more
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
DOT Physical Reimbursement
Wellness Center for employees and family on medical plan
Paid Benefit Time (Vacation/Sick Days) 0 - 2 years: 13 days/yr
2 - 10 years: 18 days/yr
10 - 18 years: 23 days/yr
18+ years: 28 days/yr
401k - Company match
Holiday Pay Eight paid holiday per calendar year
Optional add-ons: Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Short Term Disability & Illness Plan
Long Term Disability & Illness Plan
New Mexico Trucking Facts
Now is a great time to be a long-haul truck driver, especially at Brakebush Transportation. Many of our team members earn well above average annual earnings for New Mexico truck drivers. And with a growing inventory, we're continuing to hire more qualified drivers from across the state.
- $84,978 average truck driver salary (2022)
- +7% projected job growth of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2018-2028)
- 11,620 estimated heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (2020)
Driving Distance to our Nearest HQ for Reefer Trucking Careers in NewMexico
| Reefer driving jobs (starting location) | Distance to our closest HQ (Texas) | Driving distance in hours |
| Albuquerque | 642 miles | 9.6 hours |
| Las Cruces | 678 miles | 9.9 hours |
| Rio Rancho | 655 miles | 9.7 hours |
| Santa Fe | 633 miles | 9.6 hours |
| Roswell | 489 miles | 7.3 hours |
| Farmington | 821 miles | 12.4 hours |
| South Valley | 650 miles | 9.7 hours |
| Clovis | 446 miles | 6.7 hours |
| Hobbs | 393 miles | 6.2 hours |
| Alamogordo | 580 miles | 9.4 hours |
| Carlsbad | 455 miles | 7.2 hours |
| Gallup | 777 miles | 11.5 hours |
| Sunland Park | 641 miles | 9.4 hours |
| Los Lunas | 664 miles | 9.9 hours |
| Chaparral | 651 miles | 9.6 hours |
| Deming | 734 miles | 10.7 hours |
| North Valley | 648 miles | 9.7 miles |
| Las Vegas | 574 miles | 8.8 miles |
| Los Alamos | 667 miles | 10.2 hours |
| Artesia | 471 miles | 7.3 hours |