Del Rio – Ciudad Acuña

Del Rio pairs with Ciudad Acuña across the Rio Grande in northern Coahuila, upriver from Eagle Pass. The international bridge is operated by the City of Del Rio and handles commercial, passenger, and pedestrian traffic. Ciudad Acuña built its economy on maquiladora manufacturing, with plants producing automotive components, electrical goods, and consumer products for export, and that plant base generates most of the crossing's truck freight.

What brokers should know

• Light congestion, light capacity. The upside of a small crossing is short queues; the tradeoff is a thin carrier pool, so coverage depends on lead time and complete postings.
• Acuña freight mostly stays local to the crossing. Plants here typically cross at Del Rio rather than detouring to another crossing such as Eagle Pass or Laredo, so if your freight originates in Acuña, plan on this bridge.
• Check hours before you dispatch. Small ports adjust commercial processing schedules more often than the big gateways, so verify current cargo hours with CBP when planning pickups.

Service follows the northern Mexico norm: a transfer driver shuttles the trailer across the bridge, with linehaul tractors handling each side, and full transloading is uncommon. See transbordo for the distinction between the two. As everywhere on the border, Mexican customs must clear at this specific port of entry, and the customs broker you use effectively dictates the crossing, so confirm Acuña coverage before quoting. Broader Coahuila freight context lives on the Saltillo page, and crossing fundamentals in Mexico 101.

On Cargado, Del Rio carries light marketplace activity. The carrier pool is small, so early posting and full detail, including true origin and destination, are the difference between covered and quiet.

Popular lanes through Del Rio

Every Cargado lane that routes through this crossing carries a border-aware route map and a day-by-day transit estimate, with the Mexican leg and the U.S. leg broken out at the border. A sample:

• Monterrey → Toronto On
• Guadalajara → Toronto On
• Santiago De Querétaro → Toronto On
• Mexico City → Toronto On
• Irapuato → Toronto On
• Puebla → Toronto On
• Cuautitlan Izcalli → Toronto On
• San Luis Potosí → Toronto On
• Saltillo → Toronto On
• Toluca → Toronto On
• Pachuca → Toronto On
• Aguascalientes → Toronto On

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On the Cargado network

Carrier capacity at Del Rio

Del Rio is the app's Texas port paired with Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. Freight is posted through it for dry van and for open deck, and carriers with those two kinds of equipment declare the crossing. Carriers with reefer and straight truck equipment declare Del Rio as well, though few reefer or straight truck loads are posted through it so far.

The Mexican side is one state. Loads posted through Del Rio are between the U.S. and Coahuila. Coahuila freight is also posted through Eagle Pass, Laredo, Pharr, El Paso and Nogales. The Eagle Pass page covers the nearest alternative.

Carriers with B1 drivers and CDL drivers declare the crossing, and so do C-TPAT, FAST and bonded-for-Mexico carriers. A carrier declares a crossing by listing it among the ones it uses, so that tells you where it is willing to cross, not how many loads it has hauled there.

Del Rio in brief

• Port pair: Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila.
• Freight posted: dry van and open deck.
• Declared by carriers, with few loads posted so far: reefer and straight truck.
• Drivers: B1 and CDL.
• Credentials: C-TPAT, FAST and a bond for Mexico.
• Mexican state: Coahuila only.
• Import and export drivers, drayage and OEA: ask the bidder.

How to reach Del Rio capacity on Cargado

Post the load from the real Coahuila plant or yard, give the true U.S. destination, name Del Rio as the crossing and say whether the trailer is dry van or open deck. Coahuila freight also uses Eagle Pass, Laredo, Pharr, El Paso and Nogales, so confirm the crossing with your customs broker before you post. Vetted carriers that list Del Rio bid, and suggested carriers show the reason each was picked. U.S. authority is checked with FMCSA; the rest is declared, with documents our team reviews.

At a glance

Freight posted on Cargado

• Freight is posted through Del Rio for dry van and open deck, and carriers with that equipment declare the crossing.
• Freight is posted between Coahuila and the U.S. through Del Rio.
• Coahuila freight is also posted through Eagle Pass, Laredo, Pharr, El Paso and Nogales.

Carriers declare it

• Carriers with reefer and straight truck equipment declare the Del Rio crossing.
• Carriers with B1 drivers and CDL drivers declare the Del Rio crossing.
• C-TPAT, FAST and bonded-for-Mexico carriers declare the Del Rio crossing.
• Carriers choose the crossings they use at onboarding, so a crossing is declared when the carrier lists it.

More questions

What freight is posted through Del Rio?

Dry van and open deck. Carriers with reefer and straight truck equipment declare the crossing, though few loads for those two are posted through it so far. Add the trailer type and any specs to the posting so only suitable carriers bid.

Which Mexican state uses the Del Rio crossing?

Coahuila. Freight posted through Del Rio starts or ends in Coahuila. Name the true pickup city in Coahuila, not only the border stop, so carriers can judge the haul.

Can I require C-TPAT or a bond on a Del Rio load?

You can require C-TPAT, FAST, a bond or a minimum cargo insurance on a posting, and carriers with those credentials declare Del Rio. Certifications are declared by the carrier, with documents our team reviews.