Laredo, TX to Miami, FL freight

The Laredo to Miami 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-led, with open deck and straight truck demand

Carrier availability

Multiple carriers bid here in the past year

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

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This corridor connects the Laredo market with the Miami market (Miami, Doral, Medley, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah), 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 Laredo

Freight out of the Laredo market leans toward automotive parts, metals and building materials 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, with open deck and straight truck demand. 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

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.

Destination market

Miami, FL

Miami is South Florida's air and sea gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean. Its airport handled a record 3.4 million short tons of freight in 2025 and PortMiami moved 1.1 million TEUs in fiscal 2025. Fruit and vegetables, apparel and textiles, and machinery lead PortMiami's trade by volume, and the Miami area has 277 million sq ft of industrial and warehouse capacity.

Industries: Container trade, air cargo, fruit and vegetables, apparel and machinery, warehousing and distribution

Seaport: PortMiami. 1,115,058 TEUs in FY2025, 9,733 ft of dock and wharf, 390 acres of yard, 50 and 52 ft water draft (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: On-dock rail connection to the U.S. railway network. 9,000 linear feet of on-dock rail, with plans to add 3,000 more (operating). Source
Free-trade zone: Foreign-Trade Zone 281. Duty deferral while merchandise is stored, and duty-free re-export (operating). Source
Airport: Miami International Airport cargo area. 24 buildings, 2.8 million sq ft of warehouse space, 3.4 million short tons of freight in 2025 (operating). Source
Warehouse market: Industrial and warehouse space across the Miami area. 277 million sq ft of industrial and warehouse capacity. Source

Distribution: Cargo buildings at the airport, port-side container yards, and foreign-trade-zone storage for deferring duties.

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 Laredo to Miami?

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 Laredo to Miami corridor?

Postings here lean dry van-led, with open deck and straight truck demand. 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.

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