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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 enforcement and cross-border capacity in 2026: 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.

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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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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 logos around a Market Rates table of sample cross-border lanes with distance, confidence and rate

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.

Cargado mascot Meatball at a Mexican produce market with avocados and a produce truck

Mexico produce season: What it does to cross-border freight (and how to plan for it)

Every winter and spring, Mexico becomes America’s produce aisle. For anyone moving Mexico and Canada freight, this means recurring capacity. Here’s the complete guide to what moves, when, why it stresses the truckload market (especially reefer), and how to haul it without getting burned.

Direct Connect Logistix grew Mexico volume 88% and cut quote time from days to minutes

The $285M Indianapolis brokerage used Cargado to expand its Mexico network, unlocking new crossings and spot opportunities for the first time.

Blackbox Logistics grew Mexico revenue 1,400% in just 4 months: Cargado case study

Blackbox Logistics grew Mexico revenue 1,400% in just 4 months

The $70M Birmingham 3PL launched its Mexico business through Cargado with no in-house experience, and is now doubling down as revenue grows.

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Rover Carrier wins better rates faster, booking freight in minutes instead of hours

The fast-growing Canadian carrier swapped legacy load boards and emails for Cargado's real-time bidding and now wins the rates they want.

SBC Transportation grew its new specialized fleet 40% and reduced booking time 95%: Cargado case study

SBC Transportation grew its new specialized fleet 40% and reduced booking time 95%

For this 230-truck carrier in Laredo, Cargado became the only platform built for cross-border freight and the launchpad for a new specialized division.

Gebrüder Weiss went from limited cross-border capacity to a scalable carrier network: Cargado case study

Gebrüder Weiss went from limited cross-border capacity to a scalable carrier network

The world's oldest transport company won dedicated flatbed business, recovered hot loads, and scaled its cross-border brokerage on Cargado.

BCR Transport grew from 1 to 6 trucks and 50 customers using only Cargado: Cargado case study

BCR Transport grew from 1 to 6 trucks and 50 customers using only Cargado

Jorge Bustos launched BCR Transport with one truck and used Cargado as his only tool to find freight, build broker relationships, and grow his fleet.

ODW Logistics matched with a 'needle-in-a-haystack' CTPAT-certified hazmat carrier: Cargado case study

ODW Logistics matched with a 'needle-in-a-haystack' CTPAT-certified hazmat carrier

The $416M Columbus 3PL tapped Cargado's vetted carrier network to solve hazmat capacity challenges and scale its cross-border service.

SSP Group won new broker business they wouldn't have found without Cargado: Cargado case study

SSP Group won new broker business they wouldn't have found without Cargado

Even with 15 years of cross-border experience and a deep network, SSP Group found new customers and high-value lanes they never knew existed.

Henco Global closed 6 deals on the spot with Cargado's live bid data: Cargado case study

Henco Global closed 6 deals on the spot with Cargado's real carrier bid data

Henco Global unified its teams on Cargado to replace manual outreach, accelerate Mexico coverage, and make data-backed pricing decisions.

CargoQuotes built a Mexico carrier network without hiring a single carrier rep: Cargado case study

CargoQuotes built a Mexico carrier network without hiring a single carrier rep

When the market shifted, CargoQuotes needed a scalable way to expand its dry van carrier base and price fast without a carrier sales team.

How to Vet a Carrier with B-1 Drivers: A Broker's Compliance Guide

B-1 visa rules for Mexican truck drivers, and how to vet the carrier

What a B-1 driver may and may not haul, how yard stops and relays change the answer, what changed in 2026, and how brokers vet the carrier.

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