Move more Mexico and Canada freight
Set your rate and negotiate directly with logistics companies. Free for carriers.
The bid and win steps follow an example load: Monterrey, NLE → Chattanooga, TN, dry van, crossing at Laredo, TX. Rates in USD.
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Find Mexico and Canada freight, bid on it, and win it directly. Cargado is the modern marketplace where logistics companies post their cross-border loads and lanes, for carriers like you. Joining is free, and there's no commission on your loads.
This is Find Freight, your load board. Every posting is one of four types. A load is one shipment, with pickup and delivery dates. A lane is steady freight on the same route, with weekly volume over a date range. A potential load or a potential lane is freight the logistics company is still quoting. Bid on it, and they use your rate to win the business. Switch between Spot Loads and Lanes and Projects in one click. Yellow tags flag special requirements, like CTPAT or hazmat, before you open anything. TMS synced means the posting came straight from the logistics company's own system.
Your board starts from your profile. Under Operations, add the trucks and trailers you run. Under Service areas, pick where you load, the border crossings you use, and where you deliver. Then your board shows freight you can haul. Search any lane by origin, destination, trailer and date. Then save it, even if nothing is posted on it yet.
For each saved search, pick how you hear about new freight: WhatsApp, email, or push notifications from the Cargado app. New loads can reach you immediately, and new lanes once a day. Use Cargado in your browser, in the desktop app, or on your phone, from the App Store and Google Play.
Have a truck coming open? Post it: where it is, when it's available, and the trailer. Cargado shows you the loads that fit it, and logistics companies posting matching freight see you in their suggested carriers. Have a long list? Email it to trucklists at cargado.com.
Check the lane in Rates first: low, median and high, from real carrier bids over the last twelve weeks. Have a question before you bid? Message the logistics company right in Cargado. Messages are translated between English and Spanish. Then bid by leg: the Mexico run, the border crossing, and the U.S. run. If the logistics company lets you book it now, you can take it in one tap, or bid above that rate.
If they counter, it shows up in your bids, and you can accept, counter again, or pass. When they accept, it's a match. Finish their onboarding if you haven't, and they send you the rate confirmation. Then you haul it. The logistics company pays you directly, on the terms in their rate confirmation. Cargado never holds your money, and never takes a cut of the load.
Ready to join? Request access. Enter your name, work email and phone, then your USDOT number, and Cargado matches it to your FMCSA record. U.S. carriers don't upload any documents. Sign up with the email on your FMCSA record, and you're verified on the spot. Once you're in, finish your profile and add three commercial references: brokers, freight forwarders or shippers you've hauled for. Our team checks your authority, safety record and references, and emails you when you're approved. Logistics companies are vetted before they can post freight to you.
Find, bid on and win Mexico and Canada freight. Free for carriers. Get access now, or learn more, at cargado.com.
Freight on Cargado
- Cross-borderU.S.–Mexico and U.S.–Canada
- Domestic MexicoLoads and lanes within Mexico
- Domestic CanadaLoads and lanes within Canada
- U.S. border citiesDomestic U.S. freight into and out of border cities like Laredo, TX
- WhatsApp alertsOn the lanes you run
- Paid directlyBy the logistics company
Step 1
Meet Cargado
Logistics companies post cross-border, Mexico and Canada freight on Cargado, and you deal with them directly.
Read the step 1 transcript
Find Mexico and Canada freight, bid on it, and win it directly. Cargado is the modern marketplace where logistics companies post their cross-border loads and lanes, for carriers like you. Joining is free, and there's no commission on your loads.
Freight from logistics companies
Logistics companies post their freight on Cargado: cross-border, within Mexico and within Canada. You set your rate and negotiate with them directly.
Logistics companies pay for Cargado
Carriers don't pay to join, and there's no commission on your loads.
More about step 1
What freight is on Cargado?
Cross-border loads and lanes between the U.S. and Mexico and between the U.S. and Canada, freight within Mexico and within Canada, and domestic U.S. freight into and out of border cities like Laredo, TX.
Step 2
The marketplace
Find Freight is your load board. Every posting is one of four types.
Read the step 2 transcript
This is Find Freight, your load board. Every posting is one of four types. A load is one shipment, with pickup and delivery dates. A lane is steady freight on the same route, with weekly volume over a date range. A potential load or a potential lane is freight the logistics company is still quoting. Bid on it, and they use your rate to win the business. Switch between Spot Loads and Lanes and Projects in one click. Yellow tags flag special requirements, like CTPAT or hazmat, before you open anything. TMS synced means the posting came straight from the logistics company's own system.
Loads and lanes
A load is one shipment, with pickup and delivery dates. A lane is steady freight on the same route, with weekly volume over a date range.
Potential loads and lanes
A potential load or a potential lane is freight the logistics company is still quoting. Bid, and the logistics company uses your rate to quote its customer.
Spot loads or lanes
Switch between Everything, Spot Loads and Lanes & Projects in one click.
Tags and TMS synced
Yellow tags flag special requirements, like CTPAT or hazmat, before you open anything. TMS synced means the posting came straight from the logistics company's own system.
More about step 2
Why bid on a potential load or lane?
The logistics company is still quoting that freight to their customer, and they use your bid to negotiate with the shipper.
Step 3
Find freight your way
Your board starts from your profile. Then search and save the lanes you run.
Read the step 3 transcript
Your board starts from your profile. Under Operations, add the trucks and trailers you run. Under Service areas, pick where you load, the border crossings you use, and where you deliver. Then your board shows freight you can haul. Search any lane by origin, destination, trailer and date. Then save it, even if nothing is posted on it yet.
Tell us what you run
Under Operations, add your trucks and trailers: the equipment you run and how many units.
Pick your service areas
Under Service areas, pick where you load, the border crossings you use, and where you deliver.
Freight you can haul
Then your board starts with freight you can haul. If you don't run reefers, it starts without reefer loads.
Search and save
Search any lane by origin, destination, trailer and date. Then save it, even if nothing is posted on it yet.
More about step 3
Can I change my lanes later?
Yes. Update Operations and Service areas whenever your fleet or your routes change, and your board follows.
Can I use Cargado to fill backhauls?
Yes. Save a search for the lane home from where you deliver, and you'll hear about it when a load posts on it.
Step 4
Get notified
Hear about new freight on WhatsApp, by email or in the Cargado app.
Read the step 4 transcript
For each saved search, pick how you hear about new freight: WhatsApp, email, or push notifications from the Cargado app. New loads can reach you immediately, and new lanes once a day. Use Cargado in your browser, in the desktop app, or on your phone, from the App Store and Google Play.
Pick how you hear
For each saved search, pick how you hear about new freight: WhatsApp, email, or push notifications from the Cargado app.
Immediately or daily
By default, new loads reach you immediately and new lanes in a daily digest. You can change either.
Browser, desktop or phone
Use Cargado in your browser, in the desktop app, or on your phone. The mobile app is on the App Store and Google Play.
More about step 4
Can I change how my alerts reach me?
Yes. Under My Notifications you can adjust a saved search, turn notifications off, or switch how they reach you.
Step 5
Post your trucks
Have a truck coming open? Post it, and logistics companies come to you.
Read the step 5 transcript
Have a truck coming open? Post it: where it is, when it's available, and the trailer. Cargado shows you the loads that fit it, and logistics companies posting matching freight see you in their suggested carriers. Have a long list? Email it to trucklists at cargado.com.
Post a truck
Post where your truck is, when it's available and the trailer.
See loads for your truck
Cargado shows you the loads that fit each truck you post.
Show up in suggested carriers
Logistics companies posting matching freight see you in their suggested carriers.
Send your truck list
Have a long list? Email it to trucklists@cargado.com, and Cargado posts it for you.
More about step 5
Where do I send my truck list?
The address is on the Truck List page in the app. Cargado posts your capacity for you and replies with loads that match your trucks.
Where do I see the trucks I've posted?
Everything you've posted is listed by pickup day, with your saved searches right underneath.
Step 6
Chat and bid
Check the market in Rates (beta), ask what you need to, and bid by leg.
Read the step 6 transcript
Check the lane in Rates first: low, median and high, from real carrier bids over the last twelve weeks. Have a question before you bid? Message the logistics company right in Cargado. Messages are translated between English and Spanish. Then bid by leg: the Mexico run, the border crossing, and the U.S. run. If the logistics company lets you book it now, you can take it in one tap, or bid above that rate.
Check the market
Check the lane in Rates (beta) first: low, median and high, from real carrier bids over the last 12 weeks, with the 12-week chart underneath.
- Pickup
- Monterrey, NLE
- Delivery
- Chattanooga, TN
- Crossing
- Laredo, TX
- Trailer
- Dry Van (53ft)
- Weight
- 42,500 lb
- Commodity
- Auto parts
Rate range in the Rates tabStrong Confidence
Your bid by leg
Book now for USD $3,950 or bid by leg (a bid must be above the book-now rate)
- Mexico portion$700
- Border Crossing$200
- United States portion$3,200
- Total$4,100
Example load. Rates in USD. The market range comes from the Rates tab: real carrier bids on the lane over the trailing 12 weeks.
Chat before you bid
Have a question before you bid? Message the logistics company right in Cargado. Messages are translated between English and Spanish.
Bid by leg
Bid by leg: the Mexico run, the border crossing and the U.S. run. Cargado adds them up for you.
If the logistics company set a book-now rate, you can book it right away, or bid your own rate above it.
More about step 6
Where does the market range come from?
Real carrier bids placed on Cargado for that lane, shown as low, median and high over the trailing 12 weeks. Look up any lane in Rates (beta) to see the range and the 12-week chart.
Common questions
What carriers ask before they bid on their first load on Cargado.
No. It's free to join, and there's no commission on your loads. Logistics companies pay for Cargado.
A USDOT number in the U.S., an RFC in Mexico, or a CVOR, NIR or NSC number in Canada. For U.S. carriers, Cargado matches the USDOT number to your FMCSA record, so there are no documents to upload. Mexican and Canadian carriers also upload company documents. Then you add three commercial references: brokers, freight forwarders or shippers you've hauled for.
Save a search for a lane you run. When a new load posts on it, you get it on WhatsApp, by email or in the Cargado app.
Yes. Post your empty trucks, and logistics companies looking for capacity nearby see you in their suggested carriers. You can also email your truck list to trucklists@cargado.com.
The logistics company pays you directly, on the terms in their rate confirmation. Cargado never holds your money and never takes a cut of the load.
Yes. Chat with them right in Cargado. Messages are translated between English and Spanish. Chat is in beta for some carriers.
Step 7
Win and get paid
Win the load, haul it, and the logistics company pays you directly.
Read the step 7 transcript
If they counter, it shows up in your bids, and you can accept, counter again, or pass. When they accept, it's a match. Finish their onboarding if you haven't, and they send you the rate confirmation. Then you haul it. The logistics company pays you directly, on the terms in their rate confirmation. Cargado never holds your money, and never takes a cut of the load.
Counter, accept, match
If they counter, it shows up in your bids, and you can accept, counter again or pass. When they accept, it's a match. Finish their onboarding if you haven't, and they send you the rate confirmation.
Get paid by the logistics company
The logistics company pays you directly, on the terms in their rate confirmation. Cargado never holds your money and never takes a cut of the load.
More about step 7
Where do counteroffers show up?
In your bids. The red marker on Bids counts your open counteroffers and rejected bids. Open a counter to accept, counter again or pass.
Who sets the payment terms?
You and the logistics company. The terms are in their rate confirmation, and Cargado isn't part of the payment.
Does Cargado take a cut of the load?
No. There's no commission on your loads, and Cargado never holds your money.
Step 8
Get access
Request access with your USDOT number (U.S.), RFC (Mexico) or CVOR, NIR or NSC number (Canada), then add three commercial references.
Read the step 8 transcript
Ready to join? Request access. Enter your name, work email and phone, then your USDOT number, and Cargado matches it to your FMCSA record. U.S. carriers don't upload any documents. Sign up with the email on your FMCSA record, and you're verified on the spot. Once you're in, finish your profile and add three commercial references: brokers, freight forwarders or shippers you've hauled for. Our team checks your authority, safety record and references, and emails you when you're approved. Logistics companies are vetted before they can post freight to you.
Request access
Enter your name, work email and phone, then your USDOT number (U.S.), RFC (Mexico) or CVOR, NIR or NSC number (Canada). For U.S. carriers, Cargado matches the USDOT number to your FMCSA record, so there are no documents to upload. Mexican and Canadian carriers also upload company documents.
Get verified
Verify your USDOT on the spot with a one-time code sent to a contact on your FMCSA record. We activate your account once your references check out.
Add your references
Finish your profile and add three commercial references: brokers, freight forwarders or shippers you've hauled for. Our team checks your authority, safety record and references, and emails you when you're approved.
Logistics companies are vetted before they can post freight to you.
More about step 8
Do carriers in Mexico and Canada sign up the same way?
The steps are the same. Mexican and Canadian carriers add their company documents during sign-up, where U.S. carriers are matched to their FMCSA record instead.
Does anything change after I'm approved?
Approval isn't the last check. Cargado keeps monitoring carriers after onboarding.