Leon, GUA to Aguascalientes, AGU freight

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The Leon to Aguascalientes corridor runs within Mexico.

Direction

Domestic Mexico

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 Leon market (Leon, Lagos De Moreno, León De Los Aldama, San Francisco Del Rincón, San Juan De Los Lagos, and Purísima Del Rincón) with the Aguascalientes market (Aguascalientes, San Francisco De Los Romo, Loretito, Jesús María, Valle De Aguascalientes, and Parque Industrial San Francisco), running within Mexico. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

What ships from Leon

Freight out of the Leon market leans toward automotive parts, food and beverage and fresh produce 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 Leon area: Leon, Lagos De Moreno, León De Los Aldama, San Francisco Del Rincón, San Juan De Los Lagos, Purísima Del Rincón, San Roque De Montes, and León. Nearby markets that feed it include Irapuato, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosi, Santiago de Querétaro, Morelia, and Guadalajara.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Aguascalientes area: Aguascalientes, San Francisco De Los Romo, Loretito, Jesús María, Valle De Aguascalientes, Parque Industrial San Francisco, Las Jaulas, and Loreto. It also reaches nearby markets like Zacatecas, Leon, San Luis Potosi, Irapuato, Guadalajara, and Santiago de Querétaro.

Domestic Mexico

This is an intra-Mexico corridor: no border crossing. Loads on Mexican federal highways travel with a stamped carta porte, and Mexican carriers bid on domestic freight in the marketplace alongside international lanes.

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 Leon and Aguascalientes is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

León, GUA

León anchors Mexico's Bajío, where Guanajuato is the country's largest light-vehicle producer, with four assembly plants in the state and an auto-parts cluster at Guanajuato Puerto Interior in Silao. The León footwear and leather industry adds export freight, mostly to the United States. Puerto Interior covers 1,506 ha and combines a customs office and a Ferromex intermodal terminal.

Industries: Vehicle assembly, auto parts, footwear and leather, consumer goods

Plant: Four light-vehicle assembly plants in Guanajuato. 877,463 light vehicles built in 2025, 22.1% of the national total (operating). Source
Industrial park: Guanajuato Puerto Interior. 1,506 ha, 140 companies, 91 in auto and auto parts (operating). Source
Customs bridge/port: Aduana de Guanajuato (interior customs office) inside Puerto Interior (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Ferromex intermodal terminal inside Puerto Interior (operating). Source
Industrial park: SKYPLUS aerospace and logistics park of Puerto Interior, next to the Bajío International Airport and 12 km from León. 80 ha; first stage to receive more than US$20 million of infrastructure investment. Source

Distribution: Logistics service providers operate inside Puerto Interior, alongside its customs office and rail intermodal terminal.

Destination market

Aguascalientes, AGU

Automotive manufacturing is the base of Aguascalientes freight, with vehicle assembly plants and a large tier of supplier plants around them. The state reported US$6.46 billion of exports in the first half of 2025, led by transport equipment and electronics.

Industries: Auto and auto parts, electrical and electronics, agribusiness, textiles and apparel

Vehicle assembly: Land vehicles, parts and accessories are the state's top export sector. US$4,288 million of exports, with data through December 2023. Source
Auto parts: Tier 1 and lower-tier supplier plants serving vehicle assemblers. 35 Tier 1 plants with about 20,000 direct jobs; 117 Tier 2 and lower plants with about 15,000 direct jobs. Source
Industrial parks: FINSA Aguascalientes, a park with direct access to vehicle assembly plants, on the Aguascalientes-Mexico highway at km 114.5. 106 hectares occupied. Source
Rail: Ferromex and CPKC de México rail links to the main customs offices and ports. Source
Customs: Aduana de Aguascalientes, a customs office for import and export. Open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Source

Distribution: Distribution follows the automotive base, with just-in-time supplier delivery from industrial parks beside the assembly plants and rail links to the main customs offices and ports.

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 Leon to Aguascalientes?

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 Leon to Aguascalientes 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.

Do carriers bid on domestic Mexico loads too?

Yes. Mexican carriers bid on intra-Mexico moves in the marketplace the same way they bid cross-border freight, with a stamped carta porte traveling on federal highways.

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