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Houston, TX to McAllen, TX freight

Houston, TX to McAllen, TX freight

The Houston to McAllen corridor runs within the U.S., feeding the border gateway. On Cargado, multiple carriers bid here in the past year.

Direction

U.S. border feeder

Equipment on this lane

Dry van 76% · Open deck 12% · Straight truck 12%

Carrier availability

Multiple carriers bid here in the past year

Marketplace activity

15+ loads posted (past 12 months)

<div class="lane-viz"><div class="lane-viz-mapwrap"><img class="lane-viz-map" src="https://cargado-lane-maps.pages.dev/houston-tx-to-mcallen-tx.svg" alt="Houston, TX to McAllen, TX 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 tot"><span>Transit</span><b>1 day</b></div><div class="trmi">348 mi driving</div></div><a class="lane-cta" href="https://cargado.com/brokers/get-a-demo">Get a Rate <span class="arw">&#8594;</span></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 Houston market (Houston, Pasadena, Baytown, La Porte, Freeport, Rosenberg) with the McAllen market (Brownsville, Mcallen, Pharr, Hidalgo, Mission), running within the U.S., feeding the border gateway. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace. Multiple carriers bid here in the past year.

What ships from Houston

Freight out of the Houston market leans toward plastics and packaging, chemicals and additives and fresh produce based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more about moving these goods on the freight types pages.

Equipment on this corridor

Postings over the past year break down as dry van 76%, open deck 12%, straight truck 12%. 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 McAllen. 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.

Cargado's marketplace brings 2,100+ verified carriers to corridors like this one, with carrier vetting handled before bidding and banded rate context available in the product.

Common questions about this lane

How do I find carriers for Houston to McAllen?

On Cargado, brokers post the corridor and vetted carriers bid on it. Multiple carriers bid here in the past year. Every carrier is verified before it can bid, which replaces cold-calling unknown carriers.

What equipment is available on the Houston to McAllen corridor?

Over the past year postings here were Dry van 76%, Open deck 12%, Straight truck 12%. 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 2,100+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check live market rates before you quote.

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