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New Mexico
Trucking Association
4809 Jefferson St. N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87109
505 884-5575
505 884-3661 (fax)
New Mexico Truck Facts
Employment
Trucking employs 46,800 people in New Mexico; one out of every 12 workers.
Trucking pays almost $1.4 billion in salaries with an annual average salary of $30,742 for each employee in New Mexico.
In addition to drivers, trucking employs office staff, accountants, computer specialists, freight salespersons, dispatchers, safety supervisors, mechanics, dock workers, hazardous material specialists, operations managers, and executives.
Taxes Paid
An operator of a typical five-axle tractor trailer pays $11,544 in state and federal taxes. This includes $5,967 paid directly to the State of New Mexico in the form of weight-distance tax, registration fees, fuel tax and sales tax.
New Mexico truck operators pay $292 million annually in state and federal taxes and fees. This equates to a weekly tax bill of $5.6 million.
Environment
Trucking has made greater strides in air quality than any other vehicle group on our highways. A 2006 truck is 10 times cleaner than a 1988, with a 98% reduction in PM and NOx.
Trucks make up a small percentage of the state’s emissions. While truck travel has grown substantially in areas such as Albuquerque, diesel emissions have dropped.
Fuel efficiency has also increased dramatically. Today's trucks are over 30% more efficient than those of 1982.
Starting in 2006, ultralow sulfur diesel Fuel (ULSD) has become standard. ULSD reduces the amount of sulfur in on-road diesel by 97% and will support smokeless diesel engine technologies now hitting the market. ULSD adds about 5 cents to the production of every gallon of fuel.
Movement of Goods
Trucks move 90% (41 million tons) of New Mexico's manufactured freight.
Each business day, trucks move 157,300 tons of essential manufactured goods such as clothing, electronics, farm supplies and household necessities. Trucks also move gasoline, lumber, stone, asphalt, cement and all the raw materials needed to keep New Mexico growing.
Safety Record
Continuing efforts by the New Mexico Trucking Industry are helping to improve highway safety for all highway users. Heavy trucks were involved in only 2% of total vehicle accidents in New Mexico.
The industry prides itself on many extra safety drivers and long involvement in training programs designed to improve highway safety.