Ciudad Juárez, CHH to Elizabeth, NJ freight

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The Ciudad Juárez to Elizabeth corridor runs northbound from Mexico into the U.S.

Direction

Northbound (Mexico to U.S.)

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led corridor

Carrier availability

Vetted carriers cover this corridor

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

<div class="lane-viz"><div class="lane-viz-mapwrap"><img class="lane-viz-map" src="https://cargado-lane-maps.pages.dev/ciudad-juarez-chh-to-elizabeth-nj.svg" alt="Ciudad Juárez, CHH to Elizabeth, NJ freight route map on Cargado" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="620"></div><div class="lane-viz-panel"><div class="lane-viz-title">Transit time</div><div class="tr"><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Mexico leg</div><div class="trroute">Pickup in Ciudad Juárez, CHH</div></div><b>1 day</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Border crossing</div><div class="trroute">Ciudad Juárez, CHH <span class="arr">→</span> El Paso, TX</div></div><b>1–3 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">U.S. leg</div><div class="trroute">El Paso, TX <span class="arr">→</span> Elizabeth, NJ</div></div><b>4 days</b></div><div class="trrow tot"><span>Total transit</span><b>6–8 days</b></div></div><div class="lane-viz-title">Typical market range</div><div class="lane-rate-band" style="font-size:1.75rem;font-weight:700;color:#16295c;margin:.15rem 0 .6rem">$7K–$8K</div><a class="lane-cta" href="https://cargado.com/brokers/get-a-demo">Request a demo for detailed rates </a><div class="lane-viz-fine">Estimated drive time by road, split at the border. Border dwell varies with documentation and crossing.</div></div></div>

This corridor connects the Ciudad Juárez market (Ciudad Juárez and Samalayuca) with the Elizabeth market (Linden, Newark, Edison, Elizabeth, Kearny, and Piscataway), running northbound from Mexico into the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $7K–$8K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

What ships from Ciudad Juárez

Freight out of the Ciudad Juárez market leans toward automotive parts, metals and building materials 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 corridor. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Where this lane picks up

Carriers on this lane pick up across the Ciudad Juárez area: Ciudad Juárez and Samalayuca. Nearby markets that feed it include El Paso, Alamogordo, Deming, Roswell, Alpine, and Agua Prieta.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Elizabeth area: Linden, Newark, Edison, Elizabeth, Kearny, Piscataway, Monroe Township, and Jersey City. It also reaches nearby markets like New York, Sparta, Long Island, Allentown, Philadelphia, and Poughkeepsie.

Border crossing

Most freight on this corridor crosses at El Paso – Ciudad Juárez. Loads either run direct with a through-trailer or transload at the border, and the transfer step is priced into carrier bids. See transloading and the El Paso – Ciudad Juárez crossing page.

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 Ciudad Juárez is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Ciudad Juárez, CHH

Ciudad Juárez is an export-manufacturing city on the U.S.-Mexico border across from El Paso, anchored by electronics and server assembly, electrical equipment, medical devices and auto parts. Freight moves north through the Ysleta, Bridge of the Americas and Santa Teresa crossings and by rail through El Paso and Santa Teresa. Chihuahua's exports reached a record $109.5 billion in 2025, led by electronics.

Industries: Electronics and servers, electrical equipment, medical devices, auto parts

Customs bridge: Ysleta port of entry in El Paso. $112.4 billion of truck freight in 2025 (operating). Source
Customs bridge: Bridge of the Americas land port of entry, which processes commercial, non-commercial and pedestrian traffic; commercial processing is scheduled to end in early 2028 when construction starts (operating). Source
Customs port: Santa Teresa port of entry in New Mexico. $33.0 billion of truck freight in 2025 (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Union Pacific Santa Teresa Intermodal Terminal, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (operating). Source
Industrial park: Santa Teresa Gateway Rail Park, next to the port of entry and served by the Santa Teresa Southern Railroad, with foreign trade zone space available. 1,300 acres; 225,000 units of annual lift capacity at the adjacent Union Pacific intermodal park (operating). Source
Airport: Ciudad Juárez airport cargo zone with a customs office and an X-ray area. 6 inspection platforms (operating). Source
Plant: Electronics and server assembly in Ciudad Juárez. About half of the servers used by major technology companies are made in Ciudad Juárez. Source

Distribution: Rail-served industrial park space at Santa Teresa, New Mexico, next to the port of entry, the Union Pacific intermodal terminal and a foreign trade zone.

Destination market

Elizabeth, NJ

Elizabeth and Newark, New Jersey, are the container hub of the busiest port on the East Coast, with large marine terminals, on-dock rail, an airport cargo area and a large warehouse market. Containers move out by truck to nearby warehouses and by CSX and Norfolk Southern rail to the Midwest and Eastern Canada. Container terminal modernization and harbor deepening are planned, and a rebuilt truck entrance is scheduled for completion in 2028.

Industries: Container shipping, rail intermodal, vehicle imports and exports, air cargo and express parcels, warehousing and distribution

Seaport: Marine container terminals at Port Newark and Elizabeth, part of the Port of New York and New Jersey, the busiest port on the East Coast. 5,955,798 loaded TEUs port-wide in 2025 (operating). Source
Seaport: Modernization and expansion of container terminal operations and infrastructure across the port, and planned harbor deepening to 55 feet with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. More than $1.2 billion in private investment (planned). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: ExpressRail on-dock rail system, reaching the Midwest, New England and Eastern Canada (operating). Source
Seaport: Port Street Corridor northern entrance, a truck entrance rebuild; construction began November 2023; completion scheduled 2028. $220 million (under construction). Source
Airport: Newark Liberty International Airport cargo area. About 680,000 short tons of air cargo in 2025 (operating). Source
Foreign-trade zone: Foreign-Trade Zone No. 49, covering Port Newark, the Elizabeth marine terminal and the Port Jersey marine terminal. Source

Distribution: The Port Authority counts nearly one billion square feet of warehouse and distribution space within 50 miles of the port (2020).

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 Ciudad Juárez to Elizabeth?

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 Ciudad Juárez to Elizabeth corridor?

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

Does freight on this corridor transload at the border or run direct?

Both happen. Most freight crosses at El Paso – Ciudad Juárez, where carriers either transfer the trailer to a cross-border drayage carrier or run direct with a through-trailer. The bid reflects the carrier's setup.

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