Drayage lane · New York City
Drayage to Jamaica, NY.
About 42 miles from the port · 60 min typical, 80 at the peak · tolls about $154 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 Jamaica, New York. The lane runs about 42 miles and drives in about 60 minutes when the road cooperates.
Turnpike over the George Washington Bridge, Cross Bronx to the Whitestone Bridge, then the Van Wyck Expressway south into Jamaica.
Jamaica sits at JFK's back door: air-cargo forwarders and courier depots cluster near the airport, with the transit hub itself drawing steady last-mile delivery.
Truck-legal routing
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.
From every gate in the harbor
The Jamaica 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 42 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 (george washington and bronx-whitestone, both directions on the return) 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 Jamaica cost?
- The base rate scales with the roughly 42-mile linehaul, plus fuel, chassis days, and any terminal wait time, and this lane carries bridge tolls (george washington and bronx-whitestone, both directions on the return). A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.
- How long does delivery to Jamaica take once the container is out of the terminal?
- The drive is about 60 minutes in light traffic. Most Jamaica 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 Jamaica?
- 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 Jamaica?
- 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 Jamaica move.
A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.