Fort Worth, TX to Ciudad Juárez, CHH freight

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

Direction

Southbound (U.S. to Mexico)

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led corridor

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/fort-worth-tx-to-ciudad-juarez-chh.svg" alt="Fort Worth, TX to Ciudad Juárez, CHH 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">Fort Worth, TX <span class="arr">→</span> El Paso, TX</div></div><b>2 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Border crossing</div><div class="trroute">El Paso, TX <span class="arr">→</span> Ciudad Juárez, CHH</div></div><b>1–3 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Mexico leg</div><div class="trroute">Delivery in Ciudad Juárez, CHH</div></div><b>1 day</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">$1K–$2K</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 Fort Worth market (Fort Worth, Arlington, Denton, Grapevine, Mansfield, and Flower Mound) with the Ciudad Juárez market (Ciudad Juárez and Samalayuca), running southbound from the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $1K–$2K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

What ships from Fort Worth

Freight out of the Fort Worth market leans toward machinery and industrial equipment, food and beverage and automotive parts based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more on the freight types pages.

Equipment on this corridor

Dry van-led corridor. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Where this lane picks up

Carriers on this lane pick up across the Fort Worth area: Fort Worth, Arlington, Denton, Grapevine, Mansfield, Flower Mound, Cleburne, and Roanoke. Nearby markets that feed it include Dallas, Waco, Ardmore, Wichita Falls, Tyler, and Abilene.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Ciudad Juárez area: Ciudad Juárez and Samalayuca. It also reaches nearby markets like El Paso, Alamogordo, Deming, Roswell, Alpine, and Agua Prieta.

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.

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 Ciudad Juárez is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth's freight is anchored by AllianceTexas, a 27,000-acre master-planned community with a BNSF rail intermodal facility, an industrial cargo airport and a foreign-trade zone. Aerospace and defense manufacturing adds to truck and air freight. Road (I-35 and SH 170), rail and air connect the park, and rail brings containers in from the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Houston.

Industries: Aerospace and defense, rail intermodal and air cargo, warehousing and distribution

Plant: Aerospace and defense manufacturing, with Fort Worth designated the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas in 2025. Source
Intermodal or rail yard: BNSF intermodal facility with direct access to West Coast ports. More than 500 acres, more than 1.1 million lifts in 2024 (operating). Source
Airport: Industrial cargo airport. Two 11,000 ft runways, over 628 million lb of cargo in fiscal 2024 (operating). Source
Industrial park: Foreign-Trade Zone No. 196, covering the AllianceTexas port. 9,600 acres, part of a 27,000-acre master-planned development (operating). Source
Inland port: AllianceTexas global logistics hub connecting air, road (I-35 and SH 170) and rail, with intermodal rail containers arriving from the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Houston. More than 500 companies in residence (operating). Source

Distribution: Distribution in the Alliance area centers on the BNSF intermodal facility and the cargo airport inside AllianceTexas.

Destination 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.

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 Fort Worth to Ciudad Juárez?

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 Fort Worth to Ciudad Juárez corridor?

Postings here are mostly dry van. 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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