Reynosa is one of the largest manufacturing cities in Tamaulipas, across the river from Pharr, Texas; BTS ranked the Hidalgo port fourth among U.S.-Mexico truck ports by value in 2025. Pick a lane in the directory to open its guide, and read how plant pickups, the transfer at the bridge and customs work here. Cargado is a marketplace where brokers post Mexico and Canada truck freight and vetted carriers bid on it.
Pharr-Reynosa Bridge
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Reynosa's industrial parks build electronics, automotive components, appliances and medical products for the U.S. market, and the Hidalgo port of entry across the river carried $40.8 billion of truck freight in 2025, 6.3 percent of U.S.-Mexico truck trade by value, with 70.4 percent of that value moving north (BTS Transborder Freight Data Annual Report: 2025). Northbound, expect finished maquiladora goods, metals and building materials, pharma and produce from Tamaulipas; southbound, components, resins, packaging and consumer goods for the plants. Reynosa connects with Monterrey, about two hours west on Federal Highway 40, and through it with the Bajío.
Mexico guides connect Reynosa with Nuevo Laredo, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Toluca, Puebla, Guadalajara, San Luis Potosí, Chihuahua and Cuernavaca outbound, and with Monterrey, Mexico City, Querétaro, Aguascalientes and Irapuato inbound. U.S. guides run to McAllen, Laredo, Texas markets, the Midwest, Southeast, Northeast and West Coast, and back from Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Phoenix and Ontario, California. Canada guides reach Toronto and Vancouver. Domestic Mexico lanes have no crossing; for the cross-border lanes the lane guide names its crossing, and you should confirm it with the carrier before you post.
The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge carries most commercial traffic and is where customs brokers and transfer carriers are set up. The Anzalduas and Donna-Rio Bravo bridges have handled southbound empty trucks rather than loaded commercial freight, so verify loaded-cargo eligibility, direction and inspection services before using either. Name the bridge and the Reynosa yard or plant on the posting.
A Mexican carrier or the plant's own drayage brings the trailer to a Reynosa yard, a transfer tractor crosses it, and a U.S. carrier picks up in Pharr or McAllen. A transload instead moves the cargo to a U.S. trailer at a Valley dock. Post the leg you need covered: the Reynosa to Pharr shuttle, the U.S. linehaul or the door-to-door move, and check what each bid includes.
Northbound, the Mexican export is handled in Reynosa and a U.S. customs broker usually files the U.S. entry; southbound, the importer's licensed Mexican customs broker, or an authorized representative, files the Mexican entry. Confirm the commercial invoice, packing list and who issues the CFDI, Mexico's electronic tax document, with Carta Porte details when required. Agree on free time, detention and storage before dispatch.
Most commercial freight crosses the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, the Hidalgo port of entry, into Pharr and McAllen. Verify the Anzalduas or Donna-Rio Bravo bridges for the shipment's cargo and direction before relying on them. Each cross-border lane guide on this hub names the crossing it uses; domestic Mexico lanes have no crossing.
For the Mexico leg, yes: it needs a carrier with Mexican operating authority. A lane from Reynosa to a U.S. city usually starts with a transfer at the bridge and continues on a U.S. carrier. State the leg you need covered when you post on Cargado so the carriers authorized for it can bid.
Post the pickup and delivery, the date, the equipment and the leg you need covered. For a Mexico move, include the crossing and the handoff plan; for a Canada lane, the customs broker and the release arrangement. 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 leads for maquiladora freight and consumer goods. Reefer carries produce and pharma, and open deck carries metals and building materials. Post the trailer type with the weight, dimensions and loading requirements so carriers can price the load.
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