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Drayage lane · Port local

Drayage to Cranford, NJ.

About 13 miles from the port · about 30 minutes · toll-free truck route

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

Pig-Tainer trucks containers from the Port of New York and New Jersey to Cranford, New Jersey. The lane runs about 13 miles and drives in about 30 minutes when the road cooperates.

Route 1 & 9 to Route 22 west, then local streets through Union and Springfield into Cranford's North Avenue business district.

Cranford stays mostly downtown and residential; what industrial stock it has sits in small pockets along the rail line and North Avenue, light manufacturing and trade-contractor space rather than big-box distribution.

From every gate in the harbor

The Cranford lane starts wherever your container sits. We pull from every marine terminal and rail ramp in the harbor:

  • APM Elizabeth McLester Street to North Avenue East, on the Turnpike at 13A.
  • Maher Corbin Street, our own street, on the Turnpike at 13A.
  • PNCT Out of Port Newark to the Turnpike at Interchange 14.
  • Port Liberty Bayonne Route 440 to the Turnpike's Newark Bay Extension.
  • Port Liberty NY Over the Goethals Bridge; add about 15 minutes to any New Jersey lane.
  • Red Hook Brooklyn Atlantic Basin in Brooklyn, off the BQE at Hamilton Avenue; city-side freight may never cross the Hudson.
  • Red Hook Newark Inside Port Newark off Marsh Street, out to the Turnpike at Interchange 14.
  • ExpressRail Elizabeth On-dock at the port; same roads out as the marine gates.
  • ExpressRail Newark On-dock at Port Newark; same roads out as the marine gates.
  • CSX Kearny North of the port, off the Turnpike and Route 7 in the Meadowlands.
  • NS Croxton The Jersey City side of the Meadowlands, off Routes 1 & 9.

What moves the rate

The linehaul scales with the 13 miles. Fuel rides on top as a percentage, a chassis bills by the day, and terminal wait time past the free window bills by the hour. The fees that hurt, storage, per diem, demurrage, come from missed days, and dispatch's whole job is not missing them. Every fee explained, in the cost guide

Lane questions

How much does drayage from the Port of NY / NJ to Cranford cost?
The base rate scales with the roughly 13-mile linehaul, plus fuel, chassis days, and any terminal wait time. A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.
How long does delivery to Cranford take once the container is out of the terminal?
The drive is about 30 minutes in light traffic. Most Cranford deliveries run same day against the receiver's appointment window once the box clears the gate.
Which terminals and rail ramps do you cover for Cranford?
All of them. APM Elizabeth, Maher, PNCT, Port Liberty Bayonne, Port Liberty New York, and Red Hook's Brooklyn and Port Newark piers on the marine side, plus ExpressRail, CSX Kearny, and Norfolk Southern Croxton on rail.
Can you run reefer, overweight, or hazmat containers to Cranford?
Yes. Reefer, overweight, hazmat, and transload moves all run on this lane. Flag it on the quote and dispatch plans the equipment and permits before the truck rolls.

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A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.

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