Drayage lane · New York City
Drayage to Jamaica, NY.
About 42 miles from the port · 65 min typical, 95 at the peak · tolls about $146 each way with E-ZPass
- USDOT 674152
- MC 253723
- SmartWay® Transport Partner
- UIIA interchange carrier
- TWIC-credentialed drivers
- Certificates of insurance on request
Primary estimate · refreshed
Planning reference from the Port of NY / NJ to Jamaica, NY.
These figures compare Maher Terminals with a city reference point. They are not turn-by-turn directions. Dispatch checks the exact address and restrictions for each move.
Reference route
Truck route to Jamaica.
Turnpike over the George Washington Bridge, Cross Bronx to the Whitestone Bridge, then the Van Wyck Expressway south into Jamaica.
Route options
Route references to Jamaica.
Approximate route choices for comparing time and toll exposure. Dispatch confirms the exact street route for each move.
Via the George Washington Bridge and the Whitestone · fastest
42 mi
60 min
$154 E-ZPass · $188 posted
Via Goethals and Staten Island · cheapest tolls
39 mi
77 min
$141 E-ZPass
Truck-legal routing
Truck restrictions
Queens' parkways are cars only; the legal path is the Whitestone Bridge onto the Van Wyck, which also carries the JFK airport truck traffic at peak.
Estimates and assumptions
Planning assumptions
The 42-mile distance and drive-time estimates use HERE Routing API v8 with a 5-axle, 80,000-pound truck profile from Maher Terminals to a city reference point. The exact delivery address can change the final miles and route. The round-trip fuel estimate is 14 gallons at 6 mpg. Toll figures distinguish E-ZPass from posted rates when both are available. Highway, exit, and commercial-vehicle notes are planning guidance; dispatch checks the live move. Read the full route-data methodology
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