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Eleven questions freight brokers ask again and again about Mexico and Canada freight, answered plainly: where the carriers are, vetting without an MC number, B-1 drivers, customs brokers, the Carta Porte, quoting, insurance, bonded carriers, LTL and hazmat.

Canada freight runs in three directions: within Canada, across the U.S. border, and into and out of Mexico. Each one has its own crossings, paperwork, equipment and carrier records, and its own way of being priced in Canadian dollars. Here is the map.

Asset carriers, brokers, 3PLs and forwarders each own a different piece of a Mexico move. What each one does, the eight questions to ask before your first load, and how to tell whether the rate you are quoted sits where the market is.

B-1 drivers are not a loophole in cross border trucking, they are the carrier base, which is why the freight still moves there. Enforcement removed the operators least-equipped to stay compliant, not the demand.

There is no MC or DOT to run on a Mexican carrier. What U.S. brokers should verify instead: RFC, SICT permit, CAAT, insurance, and identity, step by step.

The two ways freight crosses the U.S.-Mexico border, when each wins, and what transloading vs through-trailer means for cost, claims, security, and qu

Customs broker referrals, cold outreach, one big partner, or a vetted marketplace: how brokers source Mexican carriers, and what makes postings get bi

Seven criteria for any Mexico freight platform: vetting depth, bilingual operations, border workflow, rate context, network location, pricing, and TMS

A broker's guide to turning nearshoring into covered loads: the metro-by-metro demand map, corridor math, crossing capacity, and the carrier reality.

What a load board is, why boards built for U.S. domestic freight break down in Mexico, and what a purpose-built cross-border marketplace looks like.

A practical, broker-first pricing operating system — built around benchmarking, fast spot quoting, and scaling RFP pricing without margin surprises.

Our answer to one of the most common compliance questions we hear from brokers.