Mexico City to Fort Worth, TX freight

The Mexico City to Fort Worth corridor runs northbound from Mexico into the U.S. and typically crosses at Laredo (World Trade Bridge).

Direction

Northbound (Mexico to U.S.)

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led, with straight truck demand

Carrier availability

Vetted carriers cover this corridor

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/mexico-city-cmx-to-fort-worth-tx.svg" alt="Mexico City, CMX to Fort Worth, TX 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">Mexico leg</div><div class="trroute">Mexico City, CMX <span class="arr">→</span> Nuevo Laredo, TAM</div></div><b>2 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">Border crossing</div><div class="trroute">Nuevo Laredo, TAM <span class="arr">→</span> Laredo, TX</div></div><b>1–3 days</b></div><div class="trrow"><div class="trl"><div class="trlabel">U.S. leg</div><div class="trroute">Laredo, TX <span class="arr">→</span> Fort Worth, TX</div></div><b>1 day</b></div><div class="trrow tot"><span>Total transit</span><b>4–6 days</b></div></div><div class="lane-viz-title">Typical market range</div><div class="lane-rate-band" style="font-size:1.75rem;font-weight:700;color:#16295c;margin:.15rem 0 .6rem">$4K–$5K</div><a class="lane-cta" href="https://cargado.com/brokers/get-a-demo">Request a demo for detailed rates </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 Mexico City market (Mexico City, Ecatepec De Morelos, Ciudad De México, Tlalnepantla De Baz, Naucalpan De Juárez, Tlalnepantla) with the Fort Worth market (Fort Worth, Denton, Arlington, Flower Mound, Weatherford, Euless), running northbound from Mexico into the U.S. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $4K–$5K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

What ships from Mexico City

Freight out of the Mexico City market leans toward plastics and packaging, paper and packaging 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 straight truck demand. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Border crossing

Most freight on this corridor crosses at Laredo (World Trade Bridge). 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 Laredo (World Trade Bridge) 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 Mexico City is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Mexico City, CMX

Mexico City's freight runs through two airports, a 54-hectare intermodal rail terminal and a 327-hectare wholesale food market. Its warehousing sits in industrial parks to the north in the State of Mexico. Freight reaches the US border by highway and by intermodal rail.

Industries: Wholesale food distribution, air cargo, logistics and e-commerce warehousing, rail intermodal, light manufacturing

Airport: Mexico City International Airport (AICM). 252,558 metric tons of cargo in 2025 (operating). Source
Airport: Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA). 406,193 metric tons of cargo in 2025, down 9.2% from 2024 (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Intermodal rail terminal serving Mexico City, with automated OCR gates and AI-assisted rail car sorting. 54 hectares, more than 500,000 TEU a year (operating). Source
Wholesale food market: Central de Abasto, described as the largest wholesale distribution market in the world. 327 hectares, more than 30,000 metric tons a day (operating). Source
Industrial park: State of México map of 228 industrial developments, including parks in Tepotzotlán, Huehuetoca, Cuautitlán, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Tecámac and Tultepec north of Mexico City. 228 industrial developments statewide (operating). Source
Distribution cluster: Distribution centers in the Valle de México metropolitan region, as reported by the State of México economy ministry. 360 distribution centers (operating as of August 2025). Source

Distribution: Warehousing in the industrial parks north of the city in the State of Mexico, and bonded air-cargo warehouses at both airports.

Destination market

Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth's freight is anchored by AllianceTexas, a 27,000-acre master-planned community with a BNSF rail intermodal facility, an industrial cargo airport and a foreign-trade zone. Aerospace and defense manufacturing adds to truck and air freight. Road (I-35 and SH 170), rail and air connect the park, and rail brings containers in from the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Houston.

Industries: Aerospace and defense, rail intermodal and air cargo, warehousing and distribution

Plant: Aerospace and defense manufacturing, with Fort Worth designated the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas in 2025. Source
Intermodal or rail yard: BNSF intermodal facility with direct access to West Coast ports. More than 500 acres, more than 1.1 million lifts in 2024 (operating). Source
Airport: Industrial cargo airport. Two 11,000 ft runways, over 628 million lb of cargo in fiscal 2024 (operating). Source
Industrial park: Foreign-Trade Zone No. 196, covering the AllianceTexas port. 9,600 acres, part of a 27,000-acre master-planned development (operating). Source
Inland port: AllianceTexas global logistics hub connecting air, road (I-35 and SH 170) and rail, with intermodal rail containers arriving from the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Houston. More than 500 companies in residence (operating). Source

Distribution: Distribution in the Alliance area centers on the BNSF intermodal facility and the cargo airport inside AllianceTexas.

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 Mexico City to Fort Worth?

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 Mexico City to Fort Worth corridor?

Postings here are mostly dry van, with some straight truck. 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 Laredo (World Trade Bridge), 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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