Origin market
Industries:
Distribution:
Green Bay, WI to McAllen, TX freight
The Green Bay to McAllen 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 Green Bay market (Oshkosh, Waupaca, De Pere, Appleton, Green Bay, and Manitowoc) with the McAllen market (Mcallen, Pharr, Brownsville, Hidalgo, Edinburg, and Weslaco), running within the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.
What ships from Green Bay
Freight out of the Green Bay market leans toward food and beverage, automotive parts and plastics and packaging 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 Green Bay area: Oshkosh, Waupaca, De Pere, Appleton, Green Bay, Manitowoc, New London, and Neenah. Nearby markets that feed it include Rhinelander, Milwaukee, Traverse City, Madison, Cadillac, and Marquette.
Where this lane delivers
Carriers on this lane deliver across the McAllen area: Mcallen, Pharr, Brownsville, Hidalgo, Edinburg, Weslaco, Mission, and Donna. It also reaches nearby markets like Reynosa, Matamoros, Laredo, Nuevo Laredo, Corpus Christi, and Linares.
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 Green Bay, WI and McAllen, TX is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.
The markets on this lane
Destination market
McAllen, TX
McAllen and Pharr are the Rio Grande Valley's cross-border freight gateway, built around the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, which the bridge operator calls the number one border crossing in the U.S. for produce. Its top imports include fresh fruit, insulated wire and cable, and TVs and computer monitors. In 2026 the bridge doubled its capacity with a second structure that adds four lanes.
Industries: Fresh produce, electronics and electrical equipment, auto parts, southbound fuels and petroleum gases, pork
- Customs bridge: Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, with a second structure. Adds four lanes, a 100% increase in bridge capacity (opened 2026). Source
- Customs bridge: Anzalduas International Bridge, which opened in 2009 and has allowed only empty southbound cargo, with new commercial inspection stations being added for northbound cargo. Six new commercial inspection lanes (under construction as of May 2026). Source
- Industrial park: Capote International Park next to the Pharr bridge. More than 1.1 million sq ft of buildings, primarily distribution centers (operating). Source
- Cold storage: Cold storage units at the Pharr port of entry to keep produce fresh for distributors on both sides of the border (operating). Source
- Foreign-trade zone: McAllen Foreign Trade Zone #12 with warehouse, third-party logistics and rail-side service. Source
- Airport: McAllen International Airport air cargo building at 2201 Uvalde Avenue. Source
- Seaport: Port of Brownsville, with Foreign Trade Zone No. 62 and rail service. Source
Distribution: Produce cold storage at the Pharr port of entry, bridge-adjacent distribution parks, and a foreign-trade-zone operator offering third-party logistics and rail-side cross-docking.
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 Green Bay to McAllen?
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 Green Bay to McAllen 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.