Drayage lane · Connecticut
Drayage to Waterbury, CT.
About 114 miles from the port · 130 min typical, 150 at the peak · tolls about $126 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 Waterbury, Connecticut. The lane runs about 114 miles and drives in about 130 minutes when the road cooperates.
Turnpike north over the George Washington Bridge, the Major Deegan to the Thruway, the Cross Westchester Expressway toward Waterbury.
Waterbury's old nickname, the Brass City, comes from a brass-manufacturing industry that once made it one of America's great industrial towns; the mills are quieter now, but the Naugatuck Valley freight character remains.
Truck-legal routing
The Sprain Brook and Taconic parkways run more directly toward Waterbury but ban trucks; the Thruway and Cross Westchester Expressway are the legal path.
From every gate in the harbor
The Waterbury 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 114 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 bridge + ny thruway) 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 Waterbury cost?
- The base rate scales with the roughly 114-mile linehaul, plus fuel, chassis days, and any terminal wait time, and this lane carries bridge tolls (george washington bridge + ny thruway). A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.
- How long does delivery to Waterbury take once the container is out of the terminal?
- The drive is about 130 minutes in light traffic. Most Waterbury 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 Waterbury?
- 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 Waterbury?
- 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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Ready when you are
Price the Waterbury move.
A dispatcher confirms your quote within 20 minutes, 7am to 7pm ET weekdays.