El Paso, TX to San Francisco, CA freight

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The El Paso to San Francisco corridor runs within the U.S.

Direction

U.S. domestic

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

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This corridor connects the El Paso market (El Paso, Santa Teresa, Socorro, Anthony, Sunland Park, and Vinton) with the San Francisco market (Oakland, Newark, San Jose, San Francisco, Fremont, and Livermore), running within the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $3K–$4K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

What ships from El Paso

Freight out of the El Paso market leans toward food and beverage, automotive parts and fresh produce based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more 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.

Where this lane picks up

Carriers on this lane pick up across the El Paso area: El Paso, Santa Teresa, Socorro, Anthony, Sunland Park, Vinton, Vado, and Ysleta Sur. Nearby markets that feed it include Ciudad Juárez, Deming, Alamogordo, Roswell, Agua Prieta, and Alpine.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the San Francisco area: Oakland, Newark, San Jose, San Francisco, Fremont, Livermore, Hayward, and San Leandro. It also reaches nearby markets like Stockton, Sacramento, Chico, Fresno, Reno, and Mammoth Lakes.

Domestic U.S.

This is a domestic U.S. lane. 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 El Paso, TX and San Francisco, CA is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

El Paso, TX

El Paso is the U.S. side of a cross-border freight corridor with Ciudad Juárez. Computer-related machinery and electrical machinery were the two largest U.S.-Mexico truck commodities by value in 2025, and the Ysleta crossing ranked second among U.S.-Mexico truck ports. Commercial truck processing at the Bridge of the Americas is scheduled to end in early 2028, and Union Pacific operates an intermodal terminal at Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

Industries: Computers and electronics, electrical equipment, auto parts, medical devices, metal products

Customs bridge/port: Ysleta commercial truck crossing. $112 billion of 2025 truck freight, second among U.S.-Mexico truck ports (operating). Source
Customs bridge/port: Bridge of the Americas land port of entry, where commercial truck processing ends when modernization construction starts in early 2028, with substantial completion slated for summer 2031 (planned). Source
Customs bridge/port: Marcelino Serna (Tornillo) commercial crossing. Commercial cargo processing resumed August 7, 2023 (reopened August 2023). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Union Pacific Santa Teresa Intermodal Ramp, which replaced the El Paso ramp (opened April 2014). Source
Industrial park: Santa Teresa Gateway Rail Park, a master-planned park with direct access to the Santa Teresa port of entry and a connection to Union Pacific's intermodal complex, with Foreign Trade Zone space available. 1,300 acres; 225,000 units of annual lift capacity at the intermodal park. Source
Airport: El Paso International Airport air cargo center. 288,000 sq ft cargo complex. Source
Industrial park: Foreign-Trade Zone 68, with an airport site and private sites across El Paso County. 1,065-acre airport site plus 2,376 acres at other sites. Source

Distribution: Third-party logistics providers in Foreign-Trade Zone 68 offering public warehousing, distribution and storage, and the air cargo complex at the airport.

Destination market

San Francisco, CA

The Bay Area is a West Coast gateway built on the Port of Oakland, which handled about 2.25 million TEUs in 2025. San Francisco International Airport moved 541,998 metric tons of cargo and mail in fiscal 2025, and Fremont's advanced-manufacturing cluster and San Joaquin County's logistics sector generate inland freight. Union Pacific and BNSF intermodal rail facilities sit at the port.

Industries: Containerized trade, advanced manufacturing, air cargo, warehousing and distribution

Container terminals: Four active container terminals at the Port of Oakland, plus two more terminals listed as available for lease. Active terminals range from 60 to 290 acres; 18 deep-water berths (operating). Source
Seaport: Port of Oakland container volume. 2,253,976 TEUs in 2025, a 50/50 import and export split (operating). Source
Intermodal rail yards: Union Pacific and BNSF intermodal rail facilities at the port. 110 acres and 87 acres (operating). Source
Seaport logistics district: Gateway Industrial District on the former Oakland Army Base, with public infrastructure completed in 2019 and existing rail crossings, plus planned new rail lines to the port's adjacent rail yard. Source
Airport cargo: San Francisco International Airport. 541,998 metric tons of cargo and mail in fiscal 2025 (operating). Source
Advanced manufacturing: Fremont's advanced-manufacturing cluster, the largest concentration of advanced manufacturers in the Bay Area. Over 900 advanced manufacturing companies; one in every four jobs in the city. Source
Inland logistics: San Joaquin County, where transportation and logistics is the fastest growing industry, with a multi-modal transportation hub. 2nd in the U.S. for concentration of transportation and warehousing employment. Source

Distribution: Distribution is anchored at the port's intermodal rail yards and the Gateway Industrial District on the former Army Base, with inland logistics in San Joaquin County.

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 El Paso to San Francisco?

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 El Paso to San Francisco corridor?

Postings here are mostly dry van, with some reefer. 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?

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