Drayage lane · Lehigh Valley, PA
Drayage to Easton, PA.
About 68 miles from the port · 70 min typical, 75 at the peak · tolls about $32 each way with E-ZPass
- 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 Easton, Pennsylvania. The lane runs about 68 miles and drives in about 70 minutes when the road cooperates.
I-78 west the whole way, over the toll bridge at Easton; Route 33 and the Chrin interchange reach the parks.
Easton anchors the Lehigh Valley's eastern edge: the Chrin and Route 33 parks pull port containers up I-78 every working day.
From every gate in the harbor
The Easton 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 68 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. Bridge tolls (i-78 toll bridge at easton) are priced into the lane up front. 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 Easton cost?
- The base rate scales with the roughly 68-mile linehaul, plus fuel, chassis days, and any terminal wait time, and this lane carries bridge tolls (i-78 toll bridge at easton). A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.
- How long does delivery to Easton take once the container is out of the terminal?
- The drive is about 70 minutes in light traffic. Most Easton 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 Easton?
- 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 Easton?
- 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.
Nearby lanes
Ready when you are
Price the Easton move.
A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.