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C.A.T. Global cut quote times in half and built an entire El Paso carrier network

C.A.T. Global used Cargado's carrier network and Cargado Market Rates to cut quote times, expand across key border markets, and build their largest crossing from scratch.

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Steam Logistics grew Mexico revenue 3,300% in its first full year with Cargado

The 14-year-old $700M multimodal 3PL already had air, ocean, drayage, and domestic divisions—but until 2024, no Mexico service offering. Here's how Steam built it from scratch, grew to 75+ Mexico customers in under two years, and became the broker their shippers can't replace.

B-1 capacity after the crackdown: what changed, and why the freight still moves

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.

Cargado and GoodShip are partnering to bring cross-border freight benchmarks into procurement workflows

Cargado and GoodShip partner to embed cross-border freight benchmarks into procurement workflows to help shippers source faster.

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Two freight routes, one from Mexico and one from Canada, meeting at a border bridge where a semi truck waits at dawn

Mexico and Canada freight: the questions brokers keep asking, answered

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.

A tractor-trailer on a Canadian highway in winter light, approaching an international bridge with roads branching toward the prairie and the south

How Canada freight moves, and how brokers cover it

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.

Three semi trucks approaching an international bridge over a river, seen from above, with one truck picked out in blue

How to choose a Mexico freight partner

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.

Which carrier runs your Mexico lane? Cargado's mascot beside a truck on a desert highway, with the three lane types listed

Mexico freight: which carrier should you book?

Mexico freight can mean three types of lanes. The carrier you book depends on whether the freight stays inside Mexico, ends at the border city, or runs deep into the U.S.

Cargado and C.A.T. Global logos with the Cargado mascot

C.A.T. Global cut quote times in half and built an entire El Paso carrier network

C.A.T. Global used Cargado's carrier network and Cargado Market Rates to cut quote times, expand across key border markets, and build their largest crossing from scratch.

Cargado and Steam Logistics logos with the Cargado mascot

Steam Logistics grew Mexico revenue 3,300% in its first full year with Cargado

The 14-year-old $700M multimodal 3PL already had air, ocean, drayage, and domestic divisions—but until 2024, no Mexico service offering. Here's how Steam built it from scratch, grew to 75+ Mexico customers in under two years, and became the broker their shippers can't replace.

B-1 capacity after the crackdown: what changed, and why the freight still moves

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.

How to Find and Vet Mexican Carriers: A Broker's Checklist

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.

Transloading vs Through-Trailer: How Freight Actually Crosses the Mexico Border

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 quoting.

How to Find Carriers for Mexico Freight

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

How to Choose a Mexico Freight Platform

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

Nearshoring Freight: The Execution Guide for Brokers

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

The Mexico Freight Marketplace, Reimagined

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.

How the best logistics providers price Mexico freight in 2026

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

Cargado and GoodShip are partnering to bring cross-border freight benchmarks into procurement workflows

Cargado and GoodShip partner to embed cross-border freight benchmarks into procurement workflows to help shippers source faster.

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