Edmonton is the industrial and energy capital of Alberta, the supply base for the oil sands and the northern gateway for Western Canada. Pick an origin or destination in the directory to open its lane guide, and read how customs, carrier authority and winter work on Edmonton freight. Cargado is a marketplace where brokers post Mexico and Canada truck freight and vetted carriers bid on it.
Refinery Row
1.6 million sq ft
15
Dry van and open deck
Edmonton's freight is industrial. The refineries and petrochemical plants around the city turn oil sands crude into fuels and petrochemicals; Suncor's Edmonton refinery in Sherwood Park alone has 159,000 barrels a day of capacity and supplies most of Western Canada by truck, rail and pipeline (Suncor). The city's fabrication shops build modules and equipment for the oil sands, and its warehouses distribute food and consumer goods across northern Alberta. Edmonton absorbed 1.6 million square feet of industrial space in the fourth quarter of 2024 (CBRE). Southbound, expect industrial equipment, chemicals and food products; northbound, consumer goods, machinery and produce from the U.S. and Mexico.
Canada guides run from Edmonton to Vancouver and Saskatoon, and back from Calgary, Kelowna, Montreal and Vancouver. U.S. guides run from Edmonton to Chicago, Fort Worth, Nashville and Miami, and into Edmonton from Chicago, Atlanta, Austin and Laredo. One Mexico guide runs Edmonton to Xalapa, Veracruz, a two-border move; confirm its crossing, U.S. transit arrangements and carrier handoffs before booking. For each lane, confirm whether you need a domestic Canadian leg, the U.S. move or the two-border move, and who handles customs on each importing side.
For a U.S. lane, the carrier needs an ACE eManifest southbound or an ACI eManifest northbound, filed before arrival, and the importer or its customs broker arranges release, with a PARS or PAPS reference when one is used. Provide the invoice information the importing country requires and any USMCA certification of origin needed to claim preferential treatment, and put the broker and release arrangement on the posting so the carrier can file. Missing paperwork holds the truck at the border, so agree on free time and detention up front.
A lane between this market and Mexico clears two borders in either direction: export reporting and entry or in-transit arrangements at the northern border, and Mexican import or export at the southern crossing the lane guide names, often Laredo, where a transfer carrier usually moves the trailer and a carrier with Mexican operating authority runs the Mexico leg. Confirm the crossing, whether the cargo stays in its trailer or transloads, who issues the CFDI, Mexico's electronic tax document, with Carta Porte details when required, and who covers the transfer, before you post.
Oilfield modules and equipment need exact dimensions, weight, tarping and securement requirements, and permits for oversize loads. Check conditions on the booked route in winter and agree on a weather contingency; for refrigerated cargo, state the setpoint and operating mode and request freeze protection only when the shipper requires it.
A lane between Canada and the U.S. can run on a Canadian or a U.S. carrier with cross-border authority, and the carrier files the ACE or ACI manifest before arrival. A lane that stays inside Canada, such as Edmonton to another Canadian city, is domestic work: cross-border authority does not by itself allow it, so confirm the carrier's domestic operating authority, driver eligibility and cabotage compliance before booking. State the leg you need covered when you post on Cargado.
It clears two borders. Canadian export reporting and U.S. entry or in-transit arrangements are handled at the northern border, and Mexican import clears at the southern crossing the lane guide names, often Laredo, where a transfer carrier usually moves the trailer to a carrier with Mexican operating authority. Confirm the crossing, any transload and the customs broker for each border before dispatch, and post which legs you are covering.
Post the pickup and delivery, the date, the equipment and the leg you need covered. For oversize equipment, include the exact dimensions and permits needed. Vetted carriers that run the corridor bid, and you compare what each bid covers before you book. Where a corridor has enough bid history, Cargado Market Rates gives you a reference built from carrier bids before you quote.
Dry van carries consumer goods, packaged food and chemicals, and open deck and specialized trailers carry oilfield and industrial equipment. Reefer carries food at the shipper's specified temperature. Post the trailer type with the weight, dimensions and securement requirements so carriers can price the load.
Post it to 2,300+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check market rates built from real carrier bids before you quote.