Port Newark + Port Elizabeth, the way it actually works.
A century of operating inside the Port of NY/NJ. Every terminal in the rotation, every appointment system, every gate clerk.
Every terminal in the Port of NY/NJ rotation.
APM Terminals · Maher Terminals · PNCT · Red Hook · Port Newark Container Terminal · Maersk · MSC · OOCL · CMA CGM — boxes through any of them, we move.
APM Terminals
Import + Export · TWIC required
Maher Terminals
Import + Export · TWIC required
PNCT
Import + Export · TWIC required
Port Newark Container Terminal
Import + Export · TWIC required
Red Hook Container Terminal
Import + Export · TWIC required
GCT Bayonne
Import + Export · TWIC required
How a port pull moves through dispatch.
Container availability tracked
We watch the terminal system. When your container shows available, our dispatcher already has the move on the schedule — not 24 hours later.
Gate appointment booked
Each Port of NY/NJ terminal runs its own appointment system. We schedule against the appointment window that fits your last-free-day clock.
Chassis + driver assigned
Chassis pulled from our owned pool. TWIC-credentialed driver dispatched. HAZMAT endorsement assigned where the cargo requires it.
Live status to dispatch
Dispatcher tracks the driver into the terminal and out through the gate. Status flows back to the shipper, broker, or forwarder via phone, email, or EDI/API feed.
Delivery + paperwork
Container delivered to the consignee, transload yard, or rail. Proof of delivery, scale tickets, and chain-of-custody documentation returned same day.
Proximity, equipment, and relationships at the gate.
- Yard minutes from the terminals. 339-351 Delancey Street sits inside the port industrial corridor. We're already close when the appointment opens.
- Own chassis pool. No begging another carrier for equipment when a container needs to move. Our chassis are ready at the yard.
- Drivers who know the gate clerks. A hundred years of operating at the same port means our drivers know the people, the systems, and the shortcuts. That matters when minutes count.
- Last-free-day tracking. Every container we move is tracked against its LFD. If a box is at risk of demurrage, dispatch knows before you do.
Port drayage — common questions
How quickly can Bob's Express pull a container off the port?
Most import pulls inside the Port of NY/NJ are scheduled inside one business day once the container is "available" in the terminal system. Tight last-free-day moves are scheduled same-day where the terminal appointment system allows. Call dispatch and you will get a real ETA.
Do you handle both Port Newark and Port Elizabeth?
Yes — both, plus PNCT, APM Terminals, and Maher Terminals. Bob's has been pulling out of the Port of NY/NJ for a century. Drivers are TWIC-credentialed; HAZMAT endorsement where required.
Are your drivers TWIC-credentialed and HAZMAT endorsed?
Yes. Every driver carrying containers in or out of the port carries a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). HAZMAT-route drivers carry the HAZMAT endorsement on their CDL.
What's the difference between drayage, LTL, and FTL?
Drayage is the short-haul move of a shipping container between the marine terminal and a nearby warehouse or rail. LTL ("less-than-truckload") shares a trailer with other shippers — you pay for the space your freight uses. FTL ("full truckload") is a dedicated trailer, point-to-point. Bob's Express runs all three.
How long can a container sit at Port Newark before incurring demurrage?
Terminals typically grant 4–5 "free days" from the container availability date. After that, demurrage charges accrue daily. Bob's Express tracks last-free-day for every container we move and schedules pulls in time to avoid those charges where the appointment system allows.
Need a container pulled? Talk to dispatch.
Same family-run desk, since 1923. No broker, no hand-off, no surprises.