Drayage lane · Long Island
Drayage to Melville, NY.
Container drayage from every NY / NJ marine terminal and rail ramp to Melville: about 52 miles, dispatched by a fourth-generation family operation based at the port.
- 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 Melville, New York. The lane runs about 52 miles and drives in about 85 minutes when the road cooperates.
George Washington Bridge, Cross Bronx, over the Throgs Neck, then the Long Island Expressway east to Route 110.
The Route 110 corridor is Long Island's freight spine: food, pharma, and consumer DCs from Farmingdale to Melville that all start with a NY / NJ container.
Truck-legal routing
Every Long Island parkway (Northern State, Southern State, Grand Central) is cars only with low bridges. Trucks take the Throgs Neck to the Clearview and the LIE, then Route 110. Plan the LIE at peak as stop and go.
From every gate in the harbor
The Melville lane starts wherever your container sits. We pull from all five marine terminals and every 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.
- 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 52 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 throgs neck, 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 Melville cost?
- The base rate scales with the roughly 52-mile linehaul, plus fuel, chassis days, and any terminal wait time, and this lane carries bridge tolls (george washington and throgs neck, both directions on the return). A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.
- How long does delivery to Melville take once the container is out of the terminal?
- The drive is about 85 minutes in light traffic. Most Melville 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 Melville?
- All of them. APM Elizabeth, Maher, PNCT, Port Liberty Bayonne, and Port Liberty New York on the marine side, plus ExpressRail, CSX Kearny, and Norfolk Southern Croxton on rail.
- Can you run reefer, overweight, or hazmat containers to Melville?
- 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 Melville move.
A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.