Nogales – Mariposa

Nogales is the produce gate of the border. The Mariposa Port of Entry is one of the top gateways for fresh produce trucked into the U.S. from Mexico, especially in the winter season, drawing on the growing regions of Sinaloa and Sonora down Mexico's Federal Highway 15. Peak season runs through the winter months, when tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons, and berries surge north. Mariposa also pioneered Unified Cargo Processing, where CBP and Mexican customs officers inspect trucks together to cut duplicate handling, according to CBP, and Arizona has invested in modernizing the State Route 189 connector that links the port to Interstate 19, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

What brokers should know

• Season shapes everything. Winter produce season multiplies reefer demand and warehouse activity, while summer runs quieter.
• More than produce. Sonora's manufacturing base, including the Hermosillo automotive cluster and Guaymas aerospace corridor, moves dry van freight through Mariposa year-round.
• Pacific corridor logic. For freight originating in Guadalajara or western Mexico, Nogales can beat the Texas crossings on total miles.

Produce loads commonly transload at Nogales warehouses for inspection and consolidation before the U.S. linehaul, while manufactured freight increasingly runs door-to-door on through-trailers. See transbordo for the two models, and Mexico 101 for crossing fundamentals.

Because activity is seasonal, posting with lead time ahead of the winter peak is the most reliable way to lock coverage.

Popular lanes through Nogales

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:

• Hermosillo → Toronto On
• Hermosillo → Laredo
• Laredo → Hermosillo
• Toronto On → Hermosillo
• Hermosillo → Montreal Qc
• Hermosillo → Houston
• Houston → Hermosillo
• Hermosillo → Vancouver Bc
• Hermosillo → Los Angeles
• Los Angeles → Hermosillo
• Vancouver Bc → Hermosillo
• Hermosillo → Calgary Ab

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On the Cargado network

Carrier capacity at Nogales

Nogales is the app's Arizona port, paired with Nogales, Sonora. Freight for all four equipment families is posted through it, and carriers with each family list Nogales among their crossings.

What stands out is how far the freight runs. Along the west coast, loads are posted between the U.S. and Sonora and Sinaloa. In the north, they are posted for Chihuahua and Coahuila. Past those, freight is posted through Nogales for Nuevo León, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, the State of Mexico and Mexico City. So a Nogales load can be a short Sonora move or a long haul down the Pacific side or across the country.

Nogales draws a wide mix of bidders. U.S. carriers with B1 and CDL drivers, Mexican carriers with import and export drivers, and C-TPAT, FAST, OEA and bonded-for-Mexico carriers all bid on Nogales freight.

Nogales in brief

• Mexican side: Nogales, Sonora.
• Pacific side: Sonora and Sinaloa freight, where reefer freight is also posted out of both states.
• North and inland: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, the State of Mexico, Mexico City.
• Equipment posted: dry van, reefer, open deck, straight truck.
• Bidding here: B1 and CDL carriers (U.S.), import and export carriers (Mexico), C-TPAT, FAST, OEA, bonded for Mexico.

How to reach Nogales capacity on Cargado

Post the Hermosillo, Culiacán or Guadalajara-area plant as it really is, with the Arizona or onward U.S. consignee, and name Nogales as the crossing. For produce or other perishables out of Sonora and Sinaloa, add the commodity, the temperature setting and the inspections the load needs, such as USDA or SENASICA, so bidders see them. Any of C-TPAT, FAST or OEA can be required here, and carriers with each bid at Nogales. Set the pickup window and who handles the border. Suggested carriers show a saved lane, matching service areas or an available truck near the pickup.

At a glance

Freight posted on Cargado

• Freight is posted through Nogales for dry van, reefer, open deck and straight truck, and carriers with that equipment declare the crossing.
• Freight is posted between the U.S. and Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, the State of Mexico and Mexico City through Nogales.
• Reefer freight is posted out of Sinaloa and Sonora.

Carriers bid on it

• Carriers with B1, CDL, and import and export drivers bid on freight through Nogales.
• C-TPAT, FAST, OEA and bonded-for-Mexico carriers bid on freight through Nogales.

More questions

Does Nogales handle produce?

Reefer freight is posted through Nogales, and Sinaloa and Sonora freight is posted here. Cargado does not record the product by crossing, so name the commodity, temperature and appointment on the posting. The fresh produce page covers how produce is posted.

Which Mexican states use the Nogales crossing?

Sonora and Sinaloa on the west coast, Chihuahua and Coahuila in the north, and Nuevo León, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, the State of Mexico and Mexico City further inland. Name the true origin and destination, not only the border stop.