Cargado connects to the TMS your operation already runs, keeps carrier compliance lists in sync, and puts cross-border market rates inside the workflows where you actually quote.
Nobody wants another tab. Cross-border freight already asks your team to learn new documents, new credentials, and a new market, so the software should meet you where you work. Cargado connects to the TMS your operation runs on, keeps your carrier compliance lists in sync, and puts cross-border market rates inside the workflows where you actually quote.
There is a structural reason this matters. Most U.S. TMS platforms were never built for cross-border freight: they lack fields for the border crossing, security certifications, and in some cases Mexican postal codes. So Cargado carries the cross-border attributes your TMS cannot, and syncs cleanly with the system of record you already trust.
Cargado has working integrations with McLeod, Turvo, and Tai. The standard patterns keep the work in your system: loads flow from your TMS into Cargado postings so dispatchers keep their muscle memory, and carrier data flows back so your records stay whole. Setup timelines depend partly on your TMS vendor and how your instance is configured, and our team runs the process with you.
If your TMS is homegrown or simply not on the list yet, the same capabilities are available through an API-based approach. The patterns are already standard: posting sync, carrier data, and market rates. Timelines mostly depend on the API surface on your side, and integration scoping happens with a human, so bring your architecture questions to the demo.
Enterprise bids run hundreds or thousands of lanes, and nobody prices those one screen at a time. The Cargado Excel Add-In pulls Market Rates directly into your bid sheet, lane by lane, so RFP season runs on data instead of instinct. For large RFPs, our team also supports assisted posting to get lanes live without manual entry. Curious how the rates behind the add-in are built? Read how Cargado rate data works.
Integrations are included with your subscription rather than sold as a separate product, with integration support depending on plan and scope. If integration architecture is the deciding question for your team, say so early: book a demo or write to success@cargado.com and we will put the right people in the room.
Cargado has working integrations with McLeod, Turvo, and Tai, and an API-based approach covers proprietary and less common systems. Standard patterns exist for posting sync and carrier data. Timelines depend mostly on your TMS vendor's API and how your instance is configured, so the honest answer arrives after a scoping conversation.
Integrations are included with your subscription rather than billed as a separate line item, with integration support depending on plan and scope. If a deep or unusual integration is central to your evaluation, raise it early so we can scope it together.
Yes. Send your approved carrier list and matched carriers show an approved badge, keyed by DOT number or RFC, while your denied list maps to account-level blocking, so your compliance decisions carry over in both directions. A match on Cargado opens a connection, and your own onboarding still gates the actual tender.
Most U.S. TMS platforms were designed around domestic freight and structurally lack cross-border fields such as the border crossing, security certifications, and sometimes Mexican postal codes. Cargado holds those attributes on the platform and syncs with your TMS, so your system of record stays in charge while the cross-border detail lives where it can be used.
The supported paths today are the Excel Add-In, which pulls Market Rates into your bid sheet lane by lane, and assisted posting through our team for large RFPs. Between the two, enterprise bids covering hundreds of lanes get priced and posted without manual entry.