Chattanooga, TN to Laredo, TX freight

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The Chattanooga to Laredo corridor runs within the U.S.

Direction

U.S. domestic

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led, with open deck 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 Chattanooga market (Chattanooga, Dalton, Crandall, Dayton, Cleveland, and Athens) with the Laredo market (Laredo and Botines), running within the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $2K–$3K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

What ships from Chattanooga

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

Equipment on this corridor

Dry van-led, with open deck 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 Chattanooga area: Chattanooga, Dalton, Crandall, Dayton, Cleveland, Athens, Rocky Face, and Ellijay. Nearby markets that feed it include Calhoun, Huntsville, Cookeville, Knoxville, Atlanta, and Nashville.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Laredo area: Laredo and Botines. It also reaches nearby markets like Nuevo Laredo, Cotulla, Piedras Negras, McAllen, Monclova, and Reynosa.

Domestic U.S.

This is a domestic U.S. lane. No border crossing. Carriers bid on it in the same marketplace they use for cross-border freight, so a truck repositioning after an international load can pick this up on the way.

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 Chattanooga, TN and Laredo, TX is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga is an inland manufacturing and freight market in southeast Tennessee. Enterprise South Industrial Park, Norfolk Southern's DeButts classification yard and a public riverport on the Tennessee River give shippers rail, barge and highway options.

Industries: Automotive, heavy equipment, food and beverage, logistics

Industrial park: Enterprise South Industrial Park, a 1,200-acre park at the center of a former ammunition plant site, with on-site rail. 6,000-acre site. Source
Rail classification yard: Norfolk Southern DeButts Yard, with four groups of nine tracks used for humping and three groups of eight for flat switching. 60 tracks (reopened May 2018). Source
Riverport: Public riverport on the Tennessee River, served by Norfolk Southern. Barge and rail cargo; 2,400-foot fleeting area; steel coils over 80,000 lb. Source

Distribution: Industrial parks such as Enterprise South, with Norfolk Southern rail and barge service at the Tennessee River riverport.

Destination market

Laredo, TX

Laredo is the busiest U.S. land port for trucks with Mexico, with 46.1% of U.S.-Mexico truck freight value in 2025. Computer-related machinery, electrical equipment and vehicles are the leading U.S.-Mexico truck commodities by value, and fresh produce from Mexico also crosses at Laredo.

Industries: Electronics, auto parts, electrical equipment, produce

Border crossings: World Trade Bridge and Colombia Solidarity Bridge commercial facilities. Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Union Pacific intermodal terminal handling container and trailer-on-flatcar traffic. Source
Industrial park: Gateway International Rail Park in Webb County, off IH-35 and TX 255, 19 miles from the World Trade Bridge. 1,950 acres. Source
Free-trade zone: Foreign-Trade Zone 94, Unitec Industrial Center site on Interstate 35. 682 acres, 3.51 activated (operating). Source

Distribution: Foreign-Trade Zone 94 industrial space on Interstate 35 and the rail-served Gateway International Rail Park.

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 Chattanooga to Laredo?

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 Chattanooga to Laredo corridor?

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

Is this a domestic lane or cross-border?

This is a domestic U.S. lane. Carriers bid on it alongside cross-border freight, often a truck repositioning after an international run.

Moving freight on this lane?

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