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Irapuato, GUA to Elizabeth, NJ freight

Irapuato, GUA to Elizabeth, NJ freight

The Irapuato to Elizabeth corridor runs northbound from Mexico into the U.S.

Direction

Northbound (Mexico to U.S.)

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/irapuato-gua-to-elizabeth-nj.svg" alt="Irapuato, GUA to Elizabeth, NJ 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">Mexico leg</div><div class="trroute">Irapuato, GUA <span class="arr">&#8594;</span> Nuevo Laredo, TAM</div></div><b>1 day</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Border crossing</div><div class="trroute">Nuevo Laredo, TAM <span class="arr">&#8594;</span> Laredo, TX</div></div><b>1–3 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">U.S. leg</div><div class="trroute">Laredo, TX <span class="arr">&#8594;</span> Elizabeth, NJ</div></div><b>4 days</b></div><div class="trrow tot"><span>Total transit</span><b>6&#8211;8 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">$8K–$9K</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 Irapuato market (Silao, Irapuato, Celaya, Apaseo El Grande, Guanajuato, and Villagrán) with the Elizabeth market (Linden, Newark, Edison, Elizabeth, Kearny, and Piscataway), running northbound from Mexico into the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $8K–$9K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

What ships from Irapuato

Freight out of the Irapuato market leans toward automotive parts, food and beverage and pharma and veterinary products 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 Irapuato area: Silao, Irapuato, Celaya, Apaseo El Grande, Guanajuato, Villagrán, San Miguel De Allende, and Salamanca. Nearby markets that feed it include Leon, Santiago de Querétaro, Morelia, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosi, and Guadalajara.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Elizabeth area: Linden, Newark, Edison, Elizabeth, Kearny, Piscataway, Monroe Township, and Jersey City. It also reaches nearby markets like New York, Sparta, Long Island, Allentown, Philadelphia, and Poughkeepsie.

Border crossing

Most freight on this corridor crosses at Laredo (World Trade Bridge). 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 Laredo (World Trade Bridge) 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 Irapuato is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Irapuato, GUA

Irapuato sits in the Bajío auto corridor, where Guanajuato built about 22% of Mexico's light vehicles in 2025. The state's plants make pickups, SUVs and compact cars that ship mostly to the United States, and the corridor also produces auto parts and packaged food. Freight leaves by highway MEX-45 and by Ferromex rail from the Puerto Interior dry port in Silao.

Industries: Vehicle assembly, auto parts, food processing, dry port and logistics services, export manufacturing

  • Industrial park: Industrial and logistics complex with industrial parks, customs and an intermodal terminal. 1,506 hectares, 140 companies, more than 40,000 direct jobs (operating). Source
  • Customs office: Interior customs office inside the dry port, Panamericana highway km 160. Import and export clearance inland (operating). Source
  • Intermodal or rail yard: Ferromex container terminal at the dry port, with non-stop service to Chicago (operating). Source
  • Vehicle assembly plants: Four light-vehicle assembly plants in Guanajuato making pickups, SUVs, compacts and electrified models. 877,463 vehicles built in 2025, 22.1% of national output; plants averaged 80.2% of installed capacity (operating). Source
  • Industrial park: Guanajuato's industrial park network, including parks in Irapuato. 48 parks in 17 municipalities, 7,173 hectares of industrial land, 3,650 hectares available (operating). Source
  • Intermodal or rail yard: Inland rail terminal in Celaya, a development hub declared by the national government in July 2025, to be served by CPKC and Ferromex. 52 hectares (planned). Source

Distribution: A rail container terminal and customs office at the dry port, and a planned inland rail terminal in Celaya.

Destination market

Elizabeth, NJ

Elizabeth and Newark, New Jersey, are the container hub of the busiest port on the East Coast, with large marine terminals, on-dock rail, an airport cargo area and a large warehouse market. Containers move out by truck to nearby warehouses and by CSX and Norfolk Southern rail to the Midwest and Eastern Canada. Container terminal modernization and harbor deepening are planned, and a rebuilt truck entrance is scheduled for completion in 2028.

Industries: Container shipping, rail intermodal, vehicle imports and exports, air cargo and express parcels, warehousing and distribution

  • Seaport: Marine container terminals at Port Newark and Elizabeth, part of the Port of New York and New Jersey, the busiest port on the East Coast. 5,955,798 loaded TEUs port-wide in 2025 (operating). Source
  • Seaport: Modernization and expansion of container terminal operations and infrastructure across the port, and planned harbor deepening to 55 feet with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. More than $1.2 billion in private investment (planned). Source
  • Intermodal or rail yard: ExpressRail on-dock rail system, reaching the Midwest, New England and Eastern Canada (operating). Source
  • Seaport: Port Street Corridor northern entrance, a truck entrance rebuild; construction began November 2023; completion scheduled 2028. $220 million (under construction). Source
  • Airport: Newark Liberty International Airport cargo area. About 680,000 short tons of air cargo in 2025 (operating). Source
  • Foreign-trade zone: Foreign-Trade Zone No. 49, covering Port Newark, the Elizabeth marine terminal and the Port Jersey marine terminal. Source

Distribution: The Port Authority counts nearly one billion square feet of warehouse and distribution space within 50 miles of the port (2020).

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 Irapuato to Elizabeth?

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 Irapuato to Elizabeth 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 Laredo (World Trade Bridge), 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.

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.