The Birmingham to Laredo corridor runs within the U.S., feeding the border gateway. On Cargado, 5+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
U.S. border feeder
Dry van 100%
5+ carriers have bid here in the past year
12+ loads posted, 10+ carrier bids (past 12 months)
This corridor connects the Birmingham market (Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Parrish, Pell City, Bessemer, Calhoun County) with the Laredo market (Laredo, Laredo), running within the U.S., feeding the border gateway. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace regularly, and 5+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
Freight out of the Birmingham market leans toward paper & packaging, chemicals & additives and machinery & industrial equipment based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more about moving these goods on the freight types pages.
Postings over the past year break down as dry van 100%. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.
This U.S. leg connects inland freight with the border gateway at Laredo. Loads typically stage or transload there before crossing into Mexico, or distribute onward after clearing customs northbound. See the border crossings directory for how the gateway operates.
Brokers post corridors like this to Cargado's marketplace, where 2,000+ verified carriers bid and every counterparty has been vetted before the first load moves.
On Cargado, brokers post the corridor and vetted carriers bid on it. 5+ carriers have bid here in the past year. Every carrier is verified before it can bid, which replaces cold-calling unknown carriers.
Over the past year postings here were Dry van 100%. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.
Because it feeds the border. Cross-border programs need the inland leg to and from the gateway, and brokers post those legs alongside the international move so one carrier network covers the whole program.
Post it to 2,000+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check live market rates before you quote.