The Columbia to Laredo corridor runs within the U.S., feeding the border gateway. On Cargado, 10+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
U.S. border feeder
Dry van 95% · Open deck 3% · Reefer 2%
10+ carriers have bid here in the past year
50+ loads posted, 10+ carrier bids (past 12 months)
This corridor connects the Columbia market (Union, Columbia, Union, Trenton, Gaston, Catawba) 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 10+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
Freight out of the Columbia market leans toward automotive parts, metals & building materials and paper & packaging 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 95%, open deck 3%, reefer 2%. 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.
Cargado's marketplace brings 2,000+ verified carriers to corridors like this one, with carrier vetting handled before bidding and banded rate context available in the product.
On Cargado, brokers post the corridor and vetted carriers bid on it. 10+ 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 95%, Open deck 3%, Reefer 2%. 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.