The Los Angeles to Tijuana corridor runs southbound from the U.S. into Mexico and typically crosses at Otay Mesa.
Southbound (U.S. to Mexico)
Dry van-led, with open deck and reefer demand
Vetted carriers cover this corridor
Posted by vetted brokers on the Cargado marketplace
This corridor connects the Los Angeles market (Los Angeles, Commerce, Torrance, Compton, Vernon, Carson) with the Tijuana market (Tijuana, Rosarito, Playas De Rosarito, La Joya, Baja Malibú), running southbound from the U.S. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace regularly.
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.
Dry van-led, with open deck and reefer demand. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.
Most freight on this corridor crosses at Otay Mesa. 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 Otay Mesa crossing page.
On Cargado, this corridor is covered by a marketplace of 2,100+ verified carriers bidding on freight from 250+ vetted brokers, with rate context drawn from real bids rather than surveys.
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.
Postings here lean dry van-led, with open deck and reefer demand. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.
Both happen. Most freight crosses at Otay Mesa, 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.
Post it to 2,100+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check live market rates before you quote.