Greenville, SC to Laredo, TX freight

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The Greenville to Laredo corridor runs within the U.S., feeding the border gateway.

Direction

U.S. border feeder

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led corridor

Carrier availability

Vetted carriers cover this corridor

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

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This corridor connects the Greenville market (Duncan, Spartanburg, Greer, Gray Court, Gaffney, Fountain Inn) with the Laredo market, running within the U.S., feeding the border gateway. Over the past 12 months brokers posted 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 Greenville

Freight out of the Greenville market leans toward automotive parts and machinery and industrial equipment 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 corridor. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Feeding the border

This U.S. leg connects inland freight with the border gateway at Laredo. Loads typically stage or transload there before crossing into Mexico, or distribute onward after clearing customs northbound. See the border crossings directory for how the gateway operates.

This corridor is one of many corridors with real bid history on Cargado, the marketplace connecting hundreds of brokers with verified Mexico and Canada carriers.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Greenville, SC

The Greenville-Spartanburg Upstate is a vehicle, tire and machinery manufacturing region on I-85 between Atlanta and Charlotte. South Carolina ranks first nationally in exports of completed passenger vehicles and of tires. Inland Port Greer, run by SC Ports, moves containers by Norfolk Southern rail to and from the Port of Charleston.

Industries: Vehicle assembly and parts, tires and rubber, machinery and plastics, air cargo

Plant: Vehicle and tire manufacturing; South Carolina ranks first nationally in exports of completed passenger vehicles and of tires. $10.9 billion of passenger vehicles and $1.8 billion of tires exported in 2024. Source
Highway: I-85 through the Upstate connects the region to Atlanta and Charlotte, and I-26 gives direct access to the Port of Charleston. One-day truck access to 31% of the U.S. population (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Inland Port Greer (SC Ports), with Norfolk Southern overnight rail service to Charleston six days a week. Nearly 200,000 rail moves in 2025; annual rail lift capacity of 300,000 after a $55 million expansion (operating). Source
Airport: Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport air cargo facility. 110,000 sq ft, 17-acre apron (opened 2019). Source

Distribution: Rail intermodal service at Inland Port Greer and an air cargo facility at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.

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 Greenville 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 Greenville to Laredo corridor?

Postings here lean dry van-led corridor. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.

Why is a U.S. lane on a Mexico freight marketplace?

Because it feeds the border. Cross-border programs need the inland leg to and from the gateway, and brokers post those legs alongside the international move so one carrier network covers the whole program.

Moving freight on this lane?

Post it to 2,350+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check market rates built from real carrier bids before you quote.

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