Tap into Cargado’s cross-border and domestic Canada network

Find reliable capacity for your spot and consistent freight with Cargado, built for intra- and cross-border Canada.

Freight
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TQL
Echo Global Logistics
Werner
KBX Logistics
Matson Logistics
NFI Industries
Sunset Transportation
Uber Freight
J.B. Hunt
Ryder
Steam Logistics
Traffix
FLS Transport
Circle Logistics
Direct Connect Logistix
Nolan Transportation Group
Ryan Transportation
BlueGrace Logistics
Bison Transport
Gebrüder Weiss
CAT Global

Coverage for domestic and cross-border Canada

Cargado supports loads moving intra- and cross-border Canada with a carrier network across Canada's busiest freight provinces. Access works differently from a public load board: logistics companies are vetted before they can post freight, and our team reviews every carrier before it can see a posting.

Equipment that matches Canada freight

Equipment precision matters even more in Canada, where winter is a product. Post heated trailers as their own equipment type, set the temperature range, and spell out any protect-from-freezing need in the posting so carriers see it before they bid.

Winter equipment and long combination vehicles

From November through March, freight that moves dry van in July needs a reefer running heat. Protect-from-freezing service on paint, adhesives, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and canned goods is a hard requirement, so post those loads with a heated trailer type and a temperature range instead of leaving it to a note. Prairie and northern lanes also run long combination vehicles where provincial permits allow them.

Standard cross-border equipment

Dry van
Reefer and heated
Open deck
Flatbed, Stepdeck, Double Drop/Lowboy, RGN, Conestoga, Stepdeck Conestoga, Double Drop Conestoga
Power only
A mode, not a trailer type: you supply the trailer, and the carrier brings the tractor and driver.
Drop-and-hook

Specialized for domestic Canada 🇨🇦

Doubles and triples (long combination vehicles)
Heavy haul and oversize for energy, lumber, and mining freight

Verified carriers for Canada freight

Source reliable spot and dedicated capacity for cross-border and domestic Canada matched to your lane, equipment, and requirements.

  • Verified capacity for cross-border and domestic Canada lanes
  • Carriers who list FAST, PIP and bonded status on their profile
  • Carriers fluent in cross-border customs: PARS, PAPS, and broker handoffs

Booking a carrier you haven't used before? Read how to find and vet Canadian carriers

Where Canada freight actually moves

Coverage follows the corridors. These are the markets and lanes where Cargado carriers run every day. Post the lane once and it reaches carriers already running that corridor, which is the part a load board search leaves you to work out on your own.

Freight markets

The Toronto–Montreal corridor along Highway 401 is Canada's freight spine: manufacturing, food and beverage, and the distribution centers serving both metros. Alberta runs energy and agriculture out of Calgary and Edmonton, and Vancouver is the Pacific gateway for import distribution.

Ontario: the GTA and the Great Lakes region

Ontario carries the largest share of Canada's manufacturing freight, and most of it originates in the Greater Toronto Area. Automotive parts out of Oakville and Windsor, food and consumer goods out of Mississauga and Brampton, and industrial freight out of Hamilton and Kitchener all head south to Michigan and the U.S. Midwest.

Quebec: Montreal into the Northeast

Montreal anchors the eastern half of the network, moving aluminum, paper, food, and pharmaceuticals into the Northeast through New York and Vermont. Quebec's carrier base is largely francophone and much of the dispatch conversation happens in French, so Cargado serves the market in French as well as English. Quebec City, Trois-Rivières, and the Eastern Townships add industrial and forest-product freight moving on the same corridor.

Western Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba

Alberta's energy and agriculture freight moves heavy out of Calgary and Edmonton on flatbed, step deck, and heavy haul, with project and oversize work on top. British Columbia moves import distribution off the Port of Vancouver and produce south into Washington. Manitoba links the prairies to the U.S. Midwest, and Winnipeg reefer freight runs south year-round.

Carrier markets

Cargado tracks which markets and lanes each carrier runs.

Lanes and rates

From Ontario–Midwest automotive lanes to Quebec–Northeast runs, Cargado Market Rates covers U.S.–Canada corridors with bands built from real carrier bids, so you can price the lane before you chase the freight.

Browse lane guides

Common questions

Which provinces does Cargado cover for Canada freight?

Cargado's Canada network runs across Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba. Cargado tracks which markets and lanes each carrier runs, so a posting reaches the carriers who already run that lane.

Can I post winter freight that needs heat or protection from freezing?

Yes. Post heated trailers as their own equipment type, set the temperature range, and spell out any protect-from-freezing need in the posting. From November through March, freight that moves in a dry van in July needs a reefer running heat. Protect-from-freezing service is a hard requirement for paint, adhesives, beverages, pharmaceuticals and canned goods, so carriers need to see it before they bid.

Which carrier certifications are available for cross-border Canada moves?

Carriers list FAST, PIP and bonded status on their own profile, so confirm them before you tender. Cargado's carriers work with cross-border customs every day, including PARS, PAPS and broker handoffs.

Who can see the Canada loads I post?

Logistics companies are vetted before they can post freight, and our team reviews every carrier before it can see a posting. When you post a lane, it goes to carriers who already run that corridor. In Quebec, Cargado serves carriers in French as well as English.

What Canada coverage looks like

Canadian carriers on the network declare all four equipment families: dry van, reefer, open deck and straight truck. Freight is posted for each of them in Canada. Canada is a deep source of reefer carriers, and Ontario and Quebec are where freight is posted and where carriers are based. The app runs in French as well as English.

Canada has trailer types the other two countries do not. Multi-axle dry van, reefer and flatbed trailers are offered for Canada only. Loads for them are posted. Carriers in Canada run step decks and Conestogas, and double drop, RGN and heated trailer loads are posted for Canada.

U.S. to Canada

U.S. carriers declare service in Canada, and some are FAST certified or bonded for Canada. U.S. carriers also declare trucks set up for runs between the U.S. and Canada. On the profile that shows as cross-border licensed plating (IRP).

Domestic Canada freight goes only to Canadian carriers, so a U.S. carrier can deliver into Canada but cannot haul point to point inside it. What a U.S. carrier needs to enter Canada, from a CBSA carrier code to eManifest, is on the U.S. carriers into Canada page. The app does not list U.S.-Canada border crossings, so confirm with the carrier which one it will use.

Canada to U.S.

Canadian carriers declare service in both Canada and the U.S., and trucks set up for U.S.-Canada runs. To run a U.S. interstate leg a Canadian carrier needs a USDOT number and an MC number, and the marketplace applies that rule when a load is posted. Domestic U.S. freight goes only to U.S. carriers, so a Canadian carrier is eligible for the U.S. leg of a cross-border load, not for freight that starts and ends in the U.S.

Freight is also posted from the U.S. into Canada, so post both legs if you are balancing a round trip. A carrier that delivers one leg can post a truck near the pickup of the other, and you see it as an available truck on suggested carriers.

What Canada freight looks like

Freight is posted from Toronto to Chicago and from the U.S. Midwest to Ontario, mostly for dry van. Frozen and refrigerated food is posted from Canada to the U.S., mostly for reefer, and so is packaged and dry food, mostly for dry van. Hazmat-flagged loads are posted on lanes that touch Canada, and Canadian carriers declare every hazmat class.

For reefer in winter, set the temperature on the posting and ask for a continuous run. Heated trailer loads are posted in Canada too, and the reefer page covers them.

Within Canada and Canada to Mexico

A load inside Canada goes only to Canadian carriers. The marketplace enforces this, so it never reaches a U.S. or Mexican carrier.

Some Canadian carriers also declare service in Mexico, and some declare service in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, so a load from Canada to Mexico has carriers to bid. Canadian carriers declare the U.S.-Mexico crossings they use, and a Canada-Mexico move needs a USDOT number, plus an MC for the U.S. interstate portion.

Credentials Canadian carriers hold

Canadian carriers list an Ontario CVOR, a national NSC or a Quebec NIR, and our team reads the safety fitness certificate and incorporation documents. Those registrations are declared, and the documents are on file. Ask the carrier for the registration the load needs.

Canadian carriers also declare FAST certification, C-TPAT, a SCAC code, a U.S. DOT number, cargo insurance and bonds for Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. PIP, Canada's Partners in Protection program, is declared by Canadian carriers only. Canada is the deepest country for hazmat, FAST and bonds.

On Cargado

How a broker reaches Canadian capacity on Cargado

Post the load with its stops and trailer type, in Canadian or U.S. dollars and metric or imperial units. The stops decide who sees it: inside Canada, Canadian carriers only; across the border, Canadian carriers with a USDOT and MC plus U.S. carriers that declare Canada. There is no field for a northern border crossing, so agree it with the carrier. The requirements that matter here are FAST, PIP, a bond for Canada or the U.S., team drivers on the long western runs and a cargo insurance minimum in dollars that matches the value of the load; ask for the certificate on any long-haul load. Carriers whose saved searches or service areas cover the lane, or who posted a truck near the pickup, are notified and bid; suggested carriers show the reason each was picked, and you confirm the requirements with the carrier before you book. You accept, reject or counter, and Cargado does not take a cut.

For the commercial side of U.S.-Canada cross-border freight, see the cross-border page for brokers.

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