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Drayage lane · Long Island

Drayage to Ronkonkoma, NY.

About 75 miles from the port · 95 min typical, 120 at the peak · tolls about $161 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 Ronkonkoma, New York. The lane runs about 75 miles and drives in about 95 minutes when the road cooperates.

George Washington Bridge, Cross Bronx, over the Throgs Neck, then the Long Island Expressway into Ronkonkoma.

Ronkonkoma's Long Island MacArthur Airport draws air-cargo and ground-support freight, with the LIRR hub next door pulling its own last-mile delivery.

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 local roads the rest of the way.

From every gate in the harbor

The Ronkonkoma 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 75 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 Ronkonkoma cost?
The base rate scales with the roughly 75-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 Ronkonkoma take once the container is out of the terminal?
The drive is about 95 minutes in light traffic. Most Ronkonkoma 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 Ronkonkoma?
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 Ronkonkoma?
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.

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A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.

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