Aguascalientes, AGU to Guadalajara, JAL freight

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The Aguascalientes to Guadalajara corridor runs within Mexico.

Direction

Domestic Mexico

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led, with reefer demand

Carrier availability

Vetted carriers cover this corridor

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

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This corridor connects the Aguascalientes market (Aguascalientes, San Francisco De Los Romo, Loretito, Jesús María, Valle De Aguascalientes, and Parque Industrial San Francisco) with the Guadalajara market (Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, El Salto, Tlajomulco De Zúñiga, and Tala), running within Mexico. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

What ships from Aguascalientes

Freight out of the Aguascalientes market leans toward food and beverage, automotive parts and machinery and industrial equipment based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more on the freight types pages.

Equipment on this corridor

Dry van-led, with reefer demand. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Where this lane picks up

Carriers on this lane pick up across the Aguascalientes area: Aguascalientes, San Francisco De Los Romo, Loretito, Jesús María, Valle De Aguascalientes, Parque Industrial San Francisco, Las Jaulas, and Loreto. Nearby markets that feed it include Zacatecas, Leon, San Luis Potosi, Irapuato, Guadalajara, and Santiago de Querétaro.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Guadalajara area: Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, El Salto, Tlajomulco De Zúñiga, Tala, Acatlán De Juárez, and Tepatitlán De Morelos. It also reaches nearby markets like Colima, Aguascalientes, Leon, Tepic, Manzanillo, and Irapuato.

Domestic Mexico

This is an intra-Mexico corridor: no border crossing. Loads on Mexican federal highways travel with a stamped carta porte, and Mexican carriers bid on domestic freight in the marketplace alongside international lanes.

Brokers post corridors like this to Cargado's marketplace, where vetted Mexico and Canada carriers bid and every counterparty is vetted before the first load moves.

More lanes from these markets

Every lane guide for Aguascalientes and Guadalajara is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Aguascalientes, AGU

Automotive manufacturing is the base of Aguascalientes freight, with vehicle assembly plants and a large tier of supplier plants around them. The state reported US$6.46 billion of exports in the first half of 2025, led by transport equipment and electronics.

Industries: Auto and auto parts, electrical and electronics, agribusiness, textiles and apparel

Vehicle assembly: Land vehicles, parts and accessories are the state's top export sector. US$4,288 million of exports, with data through December 2023. Source
Auto parts: Tier 1 and lower-tier supplier plants serving vehicle assemblers. 35 Tier 1 plants with about 20,000 direct jobs; 117 Tier 2 and lower plants with about 15,000 direct jobs. Source
Industrial parks: FINSA Aguascalientes, a park with direct access to vehicle assembly plants, on the Aguascalientes-Mexico highway at km 114.5. 106 hectares occupied. Source
Rail: Ferromex and CPKC de México rail links to the main customs offices and ports. Source
Customs: Aduana de Aguascalientes, a customs office for import and export. Open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Source

Distribution: Distribution follows the automotive base, with just-in-time supplier delivery from industrial parks beside the assembly plants and rail links to the main customs offices and ports.

Destination market

Guadalajara, JAL

Guadalajara is a major electronics center, with computing and electronic equipment making up about four-fifths of Jalisco's exports in the first quarter of 2026. The metro also ships tequila and auto parts, and has new logistics parks south of the city. Freight reaches the world through Manzanillo port and Guadalajara's cargo airport, and moves north to the U.S. by highway or by rail through Irapuato.

Industries: Electronics and computing equipment, tequila, auto parts, air cargo

Airport: International airport with a cargo area, third in Mexico by cargo volume. About 183,000 metric tons in 2025 (operating). Source
Seaport: Port of Manzanillo, Mexico's leading container port. Nearly 4 million TEUs in 2025 (operating). Source
Industrial park: Centro Logístico Jalisco, a logistics and industrial park in Acatlán de Juárez and Zacoalco de Torres. 1,200 hectares; 33 companies operating and 14 under construction as of August 2025. Source
Customs: State-backed dry port (inland customs office) planned inside Centro Logístico Jalisco in Acatlán de Juárez, to ease congestion at Manzanillo for cargo that can move by rail (planned as of December 2025). Source
Industrial park: El Salto corridor logistics park, first phase. 315,507 sq m of industrial buildings planned on a 535,185 sq m site (opened February 2025). Source
Industrial park: Tlajomulco technology park, with 28 industrial buildings planned for its first stage (opened May 2026). Source

Distribution: Industrial and logistics parks in Acatlán de Juárez, El Salto and Tlajomulco, with new buildings opened in 2025 and 2026.

Market profiles describe industries and facility types from public government, industry, port, railroad and industrial-park sources. They name no shippers, manufacturers, retailers or logistics companies.

Common questions about this lane

How do I find carriers for Aguascalientes to Guadalajara?

On Cargado, brokers post the corridor and vetted carriers bid on it. Every carrier is verified before it can bid, which replaces cold-calling unknown carriers.

What equipment is available on the Aguascalientes to Guadalajara corridor?

Postings here are mostly dry van, with some reefer. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.

Do carriers bid on domestic Mexico loads too?

Yes. Mexican carriers bid on intra-Mexico moves in the marketplace the same way they bid cross-border freight, with a stamped carta porte traveling on federal highways.

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