Origin market
Industries:
Distribution:
Cotulla, TX to Laredo, TX freight
The Cotulla to Laredo corridor runs within the U.S.
Direction
U.S. domestic
Equipment on this lane
Dry van, reefer, and open-deck capacity
Carrier availability
Vetted carriers cover this corridor
Marketplace activity
Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace
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This corridor connects the Cotulla market (Laredo, Eagle Pass, Dilley, Eidson Road, San Isidro, and El Cenizo) with the Laredo market (Laredo and Botines), running within the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.
What ships from Cotulla
Freight out of the Cotulla market leans toward food and beverage, automotive parts and consumer goods based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more on the freight types pages.
Equipment on this corridor
Postings here run Dry van, reefer, and open-deck capacity. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.
Where this lane picks up
Carriers on this lane pick up across the Cotulla area: Laredo, Eagle Pass, Dilley, Eidson Road, San Isidro, El Cenizo, Webb County, and Pearsall. Nearby markets that feed it include Laredo, Nuevo Laredo, San Antonio, Piedras Negras, Kerrville, and Del Rio.
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, with 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 Cotulla, TX and Laredo, TX is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.
The markets on this lane
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 Cotulla 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 Cotulla to Laredo corridor?
Postings here include dry van, reefer, and open-deck loads. 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?
Post it to 2,400+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check market rates built from real carrier bids before you quote.