Freight between los Angeles, CA and Tijuana, Baja California moves southbound from the U.S. into Mexico, led by dry van demand and typically crosses at Otay Mesa. On Cargado, 40+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
Southbound (U.S. to Mexico)
Dry van 59% · Open deck 27% · Reefer 5%
40+ carriers have bid here in the past year
30+ loads posted, 75+ carrier bids (past 12 months)
This corridor connects Los Angeles, CA with Tijuana, Baja California, running southbound from the U.S. into Mexico. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this lane to the Cargado marketplace regularly, and 40+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
Postings over the past year break down as dry van 59%, open deck 27%, reefer 5%. You can browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.
Most freight on this lane crosses at Otay Mesa. Loads either run direct with a through-trailer or transload at the border, depending on the carrier and the freight. The transfer step is normal on Mexico lanes and is priced into carrier bids. See transloading and the Otay Mesa crossing page for details.
On Cargado, this corridor is covered by a marketplace of 2,000+ verified carriers bidding on freight from 250+ vetted brokers, with rate context drawn from real bids rather than surveys.
On Cargado, brokers post the lane and vetted carriers bid on it. 40+ carriers have bid here in the past year. Every carrier on the marketplace is verified before it can bid, which replaces cold-calling unknown carriers on this corridor.
Over the past year postings here were Dry van 59%, Open deck 27%, Reefer 5%. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.
Both happen. Most freight here crosses at Otay Mesa, where carriers either transfer the trailer to a cross-border drayage carrier or run direct with a through-trailer. Which one you get depends on the carrier's setup, and the bid reflects it.
Post it to 2,000+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check live market rates before you quote.