Pig-Tainer
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Ship-to-shore cranes over Port Newark, shot from the Pig-Tainer side of Corbin Street

Elizabeth, New Jersey · fourth-generation family operation

Drayage,
handled.

NY / NJ port and rail container drayage

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All 7 marine terminals

Plus ExpressRail, CSX Kearny, NS Croxton

Local delivery

Up to 90 mi delivery from pier

20-minute rate confirmation

7am to 7pm ET weekdays

24/7 portal access

Move visibility, ETA through empty return

  • USDOT 674152
  • MC 253723
  • SmartWay® Transport Partner
  • UIIA interchange carrier
  • TWIC-credentialed drivers
  • Certificates of insurance on request

Services

Port, rail, and container tracking.

Your assigned dispatcher and manager are reachable directly, from pickup through empty return.

  1. 01

    Port drayage

    Import, export, and empty container moves at all NY / NJ marine terminals.

  2. 02

    Rail drayage

    Pickup and delivery at ExpressRail, CSX Kearny, and NS Croxton.

  3. 03

    AI-assisted container control

    Shipment status and documents from arrival through empty return, with 24/7 customer portal access.

More services

TransloadingWarehousingPre-pull & yard storageOverweight containersReefer drayageHazmat drayageBonded movesRegional deliveryChassis provisioningAll services

The yard

Corbin Street, Elizabeth

Chassis rows in the Pig-Tainer yard with ExpressRail doublestacks and Newark Airport behind
Our chassis, less than a mile from the terminal entrances
Doublestack containers rolling past the Corbin Street intersection with the Newark skyline behind
Corbin Street beside our office
Pig-Tainer tractors parked in front of the office at 1201 Corbin Street
Our fleet at 1201 Corbin Street

Coverage

NY / NJ terminals and rail ramps.

1201 Corbin Street, Ste. 1
Elizabeth, NJ 07201

Coverage & lanesPort status board

Piers

  1. 01ECW Elizabeth
  2. 02H&M Kearny
  3. 03PSA Penn Terminals
  4. 04Gloucester Marine Terminal
  5. 05Packer Avenue
  6. 06Conley Terminal
  7. 07Roadrunner Depot
  8. 08APM Elizabeth
  9. 09Maher
  10. 10PNCT
  11. 11Port Liberty Bayonne
  12. 12Port Liberty NY
  13. 13Red Hook Brooklyn
  14. 14Red Hook Newark

Rail

  1. 01ExpressRail Elizabeth
  2. 02ExpressRail Newark
  3. 03CSX Kearny
  4. 04NS Croxton

Delivery lanes

Routes, mileage, and tolls.

Planning estimates for 20 featured lanes. Browse all 213 destinations for route details and truck restrictions.

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Guides

Costs, free time, and equipment.

Guide

NY / NJ drayage fees

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Guide

Demurrage, detention & per diem

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Guide

Chassis at NY / NJ

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Guide

NY / NJ port credentials

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Joseph Essenfeld, First generation · began trucking in 1918

Joseph Essenfeld

Eddy Essenfeld, Second generation

Eddy Essenfeld

Jeff Essenfeld, Third generation

Jeff Essenfeld

Joe Essenfeld, Fourth generation

Joe Essenfeld

About Pig-Tainer

Family trucking since 1918.

Joe Essenfeld is the fourth generation of his family in trucking. He leads Pig-Tainer from Elizabeth, next door to Maher Terminals.

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