Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua to Ontario, CA freight

The Ciudad Juárez to Ontario corridor runs northbound from Mexico into the U.S. and typically crosses at El Paso – Ciudad Juárez.

Direction

Northbound (Mexico to U.S.)

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

<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-ontario-ca.svg" alt="Ciudad Juárez, CHH to Ontario, CA 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">Ciudad Juárez, CHH <span class="arr">→</span> 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> Ontario, CA</div></div><b>2 days</b></div><div class="trrow tot"><span>Total transit</span><b>4–6 days</b></div></div><a class="lane-cta" href="https://cargado.com/brokers/get-a-demo">Get a Rate <span class="arw">→</span></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) with the Ontario market (Ontario, Perris, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino, Fontana, Rialto), running northbound from Mexico into the U.S. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

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 about moving these goods 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.

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.

On Cargado, this corridor is covered by a marketplace of verified carriers bidding on freight from hundreds of brokers, with rate context drawn from real bids rather than surveys.

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

Ontario, CA

Ontario is an Inland Empire air cargo and warehouse market. Ontario International Airport grew its air cargo volume 5.3% in 2025, two Class I railroads run intermodal terminals nearby, and the city counts 133 million sq ft of industrial space. The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled a record 20.1 million TEUs in 2025.

Industries: Port-fed import warehousing and distribution, express and e-commerce air cargo, ocean container imports, rail intermodal, large-format fulfillment

Airport: Ontario International Airport, with express carrier operations on site. Cargo volume up 5.3% in 2025 (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Union Pacific Inland Empire Intermodal Terminal in Bloomington, a container-on-flatcar terminal. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: BNSF San Bernardino Intermodal Facility. Direct service to Chicago (operating). Source
Industrial park: The HUB, an airport-adjacent logistics park within Foreign-Trade Zone 50 (operating). Source
Seaport: Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. 20.1 million TEUs in 2025, a record (operating). Source
Industrial park: Foreign-Trade Zone 50 sites in Ontario. Granted by the Port of Long Beach in 1979, with designated magnet sites (operating). Source

Distribution: Warehouses of 200,000 to 930,000 sq ft in the airport area, plus express parcel operations at Ontario International Airport.

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 Ontario?

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 Ontario corridor?

Postings here lean dry van-led, with reefer demand. 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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