The Houston to Mexicali corridor runs southbound from the U.S.
Southbound (U.S. to Mexico)
Dry van-led, with open deck demand
Vetted carriers cover this corridor
Posted by vetted brokers on the Cargado marketplace
This corridor connects the Houston market (Houston, Pasadena, Baytown, La Porte, Rosenberg, and Freeport) with the Mexicali market (Mexicali, Ejido Cuernavaca, Puebla, Batáquez, Michoacán De Ocampo, and Colonia Mariano Abasolo), running southbound from the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.
Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $2K–$3K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.
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 on the freight types pages.
Dry van-led, with open deck demand. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.
Carriers on this lane pick up across the Houston area—Houston, Pasadena, Baytown, La Porte, Rosenberg, Freeport, Waller, and Katy. Nearby markets that feed it include Beaumont, College Station, Victoria, Austin, Waco, and Tyler.
Carriers on this lane deliver across the Mexicali area—Mexicali, Ejido Cuernavaca, Puebla, Batáquez, Michoacán De Ocampo, Colonia Mariano Abasolo, Nuevo León, and Ejido El Choropo. It also reaches nearby markets like Calexico, San Luis Río Colorado, Yuma, Tecate, Tecate, and Blythe.
Most freight on this corridor crosses at Calexico East. 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 Calexico East crossing page.
Brokers post corridors like this to Cargado's marketplace, where 2,000+ verified Mexico and Canada carriers bid and every counterparty is vetted before the first load moves.
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.
Postings here lean dry van-led, with open deck demand. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway—carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.
Both happen. Most freight crosses at Calexico East, 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.
Post it to 2,100+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check live market rates before you quote.