Dallas, TX to Mexico City freight

The Dallas to Mexico City corridor runs southbound from the U.S. into Mexico and typically crosses at Laredo (World Trade Bridge).

Direction

Southbound (U.S. to Mexico)

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led, with open deck and partial / ltl 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/dallas-tx-to-mexico-city-cmx.svg" alt="Dallas, TX to Mexico City, CMX 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">U.S. leg</div><div class="trroute">Dallas, TX <span class="arr">→</span> Laredo, TX</div></div><b>1 day</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Border crossing</div><div class="trroute">Laredo, TX <span class="arr">→</span> Nuevo Laredo, TAM</div></div><b>1–3 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Mexico leg</div><div class="trroute">Nuevo Laredo, TAM <span class="arr">→</span> Mexico City, CMX</div></div><b>2 days</b></div><div class="trrow tot"><span>Total transit</span><b>4–6 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">$5K–$6K</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 Dallas market (Dallas, Garland, Lancaster, Grand Prairie, Carrollton, Irving) with the Mexico City market (Mexico City, Ecatepec De Morelos, Ciudad De México, Tlalnepantla De Baz, Naucalpan De Juárez, Tlalnepantla), running southbound from the U.S. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace regularly.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $5K–$6K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

What ships from Dallas

Freight out of the Dallas market leans toward automotive parts, machinery and industrial equipment and metals and building materials 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 open deck and partial / ltl demand. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Border crossing

Most freight on this corridor crosses at Laredo (World Trade Bridge). 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 Laredo (World Trade Bridge) crossing page.

Brokers post corridors like this to Cargado's marketplace, where verified carriers bid and every counterparty has been vetted before the first load moves.

More lanes from these markets

Every lane guide for Mexico City is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Dallas, TX

Dallas is an inland freight hub with no seaport, built around a large rail inland port in southern Dallas County, two more intermodal terminals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and two major cargo airports. I-35 links the region to Mexico and Canada.

Industries: Distribution and e-commerce, transportation and logistics, vehicles and auto parts, electronics and semiconductors, aerospace and defense

Intermodal rail terminal: Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal Terminal, container-on-flatcar lifts, open 24 hours, 7 days (operating). Source
Intermodal terminal: CPKC Wylie Intermodal Terminal and its 500-acre distribution park. 342,000 TEU annual lift capacity (opened July 2015). Source
Intermodal rail terminal: BNSF intermodal facility at AllianceTexas. More than 500 acres, more than 1.1 million lifts in 2024 (operating). Source
Inland port and logistics park: Southern Dallas County inland port. 7,500 acres in five cities (operating). Source
Air cargo airports: DFW International Airport and Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. 3.70 billion lb and 1.90 billion lb of 2025 all-cargo landed weight (operating). Source
Vehicle assembly: Transportation equipment manufacturing cluster, including vehicle assembly, in the Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine area. 2.9 percent of area employment. Source
Foreign-trade zone: Five foreign-trade zones in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including FTZ No. 39 granted to DFW Airport, which spans a seven-county area. 5 zones (operating). Source

Distribution: Regional distribution centers, e-commerce fulfillment buildings, and contract-logistics 3PL warehouses and cross-docks.

Destination market

Mexico City, CMX

Mexico City's freight runs through two airports, a 54-hectare intermodal rail terminal and a 327-hectare wholesale food market. Its warehousing sits in industrial parks to the north in the State of Mexico. Freight reaches the US border by highway and by intermodal rail.

Industries: Wholesale food distribution, air cargo, logistics and e-commerce warehousing, rail intermodal, light manufacturing

Airport: Mexico City International Airport (AICM). 252,558 metric tons of cargo in 2025 (operating). Source
Airport: Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA). 406,193 metric tons of cargo in 2025, down 9.2% from 2024 (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Intermodal rail terminal serving Mexico City, with automated OCR gates and AI-assisted rail car sorting. 54 hectares, more than 500,000 TEU a year (operating). Source
Wholesale food market: Central de Abasto, described as the largest wholesale distribution market in the world. 327 hectares, more than 30,000 metric tons a day (operating). Source
Industrial park: State of México map of 228 industrial developments, including parks in Tepotzotlán, Huehuetoca, Cuautitlán, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Tecámac and Tultepec north of Mexico City. 228 industrial developments statewide (operating). Source
Distribution cluster: Distribution centers in the Valle de México metropolitan region, as reported by the State of México economy ministry. 360 distribution centers (operating as of August 2025). Source

Distribution: Warehousing in the industrial parks north of the city in the State of Mexico, and bonded air-cargo warehouses at both airports.

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 Dallas to Mexico City?

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 Dallas to Mexico City corridor?

Postings here are mostly dry van, with some open-deck and LTL. 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 Laredo (World Trade Bridge), 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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