Drayage lane · New York City
Drayage to Long Island City, NY.
About 40 miles from the port · 65 min typical, 95 at the peak · tolls about $140 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 Long Island City, 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 Long Island City.
Turnpike over the George Washington Bridge, the Major Deegan Expressway to the RFK Bridge, then the BQE into Long Island City.
Truck-legal routing
Truck restrictions
Grand Central Parkway is cars only except the short RFK Bridge approach stub; trucks stay on the Major Deegan and BQE the rest of the way.
Estimates and assumptions
Planning assumptions
The 40-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 13 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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