Los Angeles, CA to Chihuahua freight

The Los Angeles to Chihuahua corridor runs southbound from the U.S. into Mexico and typically crosses at El Paso – Ciudad Juárez. On Cargado, multiple carriers bid here in the past year.

Direction

Southbound (U.S. to Mexico)

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led, with open deck and reefer demand

Carrier availability

Multiple carriers bid here in the past year

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/los-angeles-ca-to-chihuahua-chh.svg" alt="Los Angeles, CA to Chihuahua, CHH 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">U.S. leg</div><div class="trroute">Los Angeles, CA <span class="arr">→</span> El Paso, TX</div></div><b>2 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Border crossing</div><div class="trroute">El Paso, TX <span class="arr">→</span> Ciudad Juárez, CHH</div></div><b>1–3 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Mexico leg</div><div class="trroute">Ciudad Juárez, CHH <span class="arr">→</span> Chihuahua, CHH</div></div><b>1 day</b></div><div class="trrow tot"><span>Total transit</span><b>4–6 days</b></div></div><a class="lane-cta" href="https://cargado.com/brokers/get-a-demo">Get a Rate <span class="arw">→</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 Los Angeles market (Los Angeles, Commerce, Torrance, Compton, Vernon, Carson) with the Chihuahua market (Chihuahua, Santa Eulalia, Juan Aldama), running southbound from the U.S. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace. Multiple carriers bid here in the past year.

What ships from Los Angeles

Freight out of the Los Angeles market leans toward automotive parts, plastics and packaging and food and beverage 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 reefer demand. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Border crossing

Most freight on this corridor crosses at El Paso – Ciudad Juárez. 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 El Paso – Ciudad Juárez crossing page.

On Cargado, this corridor is covered by a marketplace of verified carriers bidding on freight from brokers, with rate context drawn from real bids rather than surveys.

More lanes from these markets

Every lane guide for Chihuahua is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Los Angeles, CA

The Los Angeles market is built around the San Pedro Bay ports. The two ports together hold 31% of U.S. containerized waterborne trade, and the Port of Los Angeles alone handled 10.2 million TEUs in 2025. Its top imports were furniture, auto parts, plastic products, apparel and electronics. From the ports, freight moves by on-dock rail, the 20-mile Alameda Corridor and near-dock rail yards, or by truck to warehouses around the harbor and inland. Mexico freight leaves the region by highway toward the Otay Mesa border crossing at San Diego.

Industries: Imported consumer goods, auto parts and electronics, recycled paper and agricultural exports, apparel and textiles, air cargo

Seaport: Two adjacent container ports in San Pedro Bay. 10.2 million TEUs at the Port of Los Angeles in 2025; the two ports together hold 31% of U.S. containerized waterborne trade (operating). Source
On-dock rail: One near-dock rail yard and five on-dock rail yards serve the seven container terminals at the Port of Los Angeles. More than 65 miles of on-dock track (operating). Source
Rail expressway: Alameda Corridor, a below-grade freight line from the ports to the downtown rail yards. 20 miles, built for 150 trains a day (operating). Source
Class I intermodal yards: Five off-dock mainline rail yards, three operated by Union Pacific and two by BNSF; the Hobart/Commerce and East Los Angeles yards near downtown Los Angeles handle the majority of intermodal cargo. About 24 miles north of the ports (operating). Source
Rail yard expansion: On-dock rail yard at the Port of Long Beach growing from 82 to 171 acres for 10,000-foot trains, with completion set for 2032. $1.8 billion program (under construction). Source
Foreign-trade zone: Foreign-Trade Zone 202 magnet site in Carson. 353.6 acres, 2.11 acres activated (operating). Source
Airport: Los Angeles International Airport air cargo (operating). Source

Distribution: Warehouses and cross-docks around the harbor, in Carson's foreign-trade zone and in Vernon, an industrial city of 5.2 square miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Destination market

Chihuahua, CHH

Chihuahua city is an inland manufacturing and distribution center in the state that exports more than any other in Mexico. The city has 12 industrial parks in operation and a bonded airport cargo zone, and the state is home to five aerospace original-equipment manufacturers. Freight moves north to Ciudad Juárez on Federal Highway 45.

Industries: Aerospace, electronics, automotive, air cargo

Plant: Aerospace manufacturing cluster; the state hosts five aerospace original-equipment manufacturers. More than 17,000 direct jobs, about 25% of national aerospace activity. Source
Industrial park: Complejo Industrial Chihuahua. About 583 hectares and 114 companies (operating). Source
Industrial park: Industrial parks in Chihuahua city, with two more in development. 12 parks in operation (operating). Source
Airport: Chihuahua International Airport cargo zone. Bonded warehouse with X-ray equipment (operating). Source
Highway: Federal Highway 45 between Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez, a key route for moving goods. Source
Customs: Ysleta and Santa Teresa ports of entry in the El Paso area. $112.4 billion and $33.0 billion of 2025 U.S.-Mexico truck freight (operating). Source

Distribution: Warehousing in the city's industrial parks and a bonded warehouse at the airport cargo zone.

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 Los Angeles to Chihuahua?

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 Los Angeles to Chihuahua corridor?

Postings here are mostly dry van, with some open-deck and reefer. 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 El Paso – Ciudad Juárez, 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.

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