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How do I cover Mexico freight?

Cargado carries its own vetted network of Mexican carriers, so you don't need a Mexico onboarding pipeline to reach them.

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September 21, 2026

You don't need your own pipeline to reach Mexican carriers. Mexican carriers are on Cargado directly. Cargado vets them, and they bid on your postings the same way a U.S. carrier does. See How Cargado vets carriers for what that check covers.

How the marketplace reaches Mexican carriers

As with any posting, every carrier that fits your lane, equipment and crossing gets notified. See Part 3 · Post it right.

What a Mexican carrier's profile carries

A Mexican carrier's Cargado profile carries its RFC (tax ID) and SCT permit, along with the supporting documents Cargado collects at signup: constancia de situación fiscal, acta constitutiva, proof of address, and the legal representative's ID.

A bid from Transportes Carajillo with its SCT permit number outlined in blue where a US carrier shows MC and DOT numbers.
Mexican carriers are identified by their SCT permit.

How the load crosses the border

On the posting form, under Border Crossing, you choose how the load moves at the crossing: Pre-set transfer (you already have a transfer arranged; for freight headed into Mexico, this also means no B1 drivers), or Transfer by carrier (the bidding carrier handles getting the freight across). Pick whichever matches how you want that leg handled. For choosing the crossing location itself, see Which border crossing should I put on a posting?

The Border Crossing card on a Laredo, TX to Monterrey, NLE load with the Who handles the border crossing? list open and outlined in blue: Pre-set transfer - No B1 drivers, and Transfer by carrier.
Choose whether a transfer is pre-set or the carrier handles the crossing.

Customs brokers

Cross-border freight needs a customs broker to clear it. If your customer does not have one, help them find one before you book the load. Let the customs broker quote their fees to your customer directly rather than folding them into your rate.

What you still have to do

A match does not hand off the paperwork. You still onboard the carrier through your own process, assign them in your TMS, send your own rate confirmation, and pay them directly. Cargado never touches carrier payment, for a Mexican carrier or any other.

Still stuck?

Email us and a person on our team will answer. Send the posting link or a screenshot if you have one.