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Montreal, QC to Fort Worth, TX freight

Montreal, QC to Fort Worth, TX freight

The Montreal to Fort Worth corridor runs south across the U.S.–Canada border.

Direction

Canada to U.S.

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led, with reefer demand

Carrier availability

Vetted carriers cover this corridor

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

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This corridor connects the Montreal market (Montreal, Rougemont, Varennes, Laval, Boucherville, and Mirabel) with the Fort Worth market (Fort Worth, Arlington, Denton, Grapevine, Mansfield, and Flower Mound), running south across the U.S.–Canada border. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

What ships from Montreal

Freight out of the Montreal market leans toward food and beverage, metals and building materials and machinery and industrial equipment based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more on the freight types pages.

Equipment on this corridor

Dry van-led, with reefer demand. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Where this lane picks up

Carriers on this lane pick up across the Montreal area: Montreal, Rougemont, Varennes, Laval, Boucherville, Mirabel, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Drummondville. Nearby markets that feed it include Plattsburgh, Cornwall, Burlington, Sherbrooke, Montpelier, and Tupper Lake.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Fort Worth area: Fort Worth, Arlington, Denton, Grapevine, Mansfield, Flower Mound, Cleburne, and Roanoke. It also reaches nearby markets like Dallas, Waco, Ardmore, Wichita Falls, Tyler, and Abilene.

Customs on the U.S.–Canada leg

Entries are pre-filed electronically and cleared before arrival, and drivers need documentation in order at the booth.

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 Montreal, QC is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Montreal, QC

Montreal is a major container port and rail intermodal gateway for Eastern Canada, with the Port of Montreal handling 34.3 million metric tons in 2025. The region also has an all-cargo airport and an aerospace sector.

Industries: Port and container logistics, rail intermodal, aerospace, bulk cargo, air cargo

  • Seaport: Port of Montreal, handling containers, liquid bulk and dry bulk including grain. 1.52 million TEUs and 34.3 million metric tons in 2025 (operating). Source
  • Seaport: Contrecoeur container terminal expansion with integrated rail, road and marine infrastructure; construction underway since October 2025 and full operation targeted for 2030. Adds up to 1.15 million TEUs of annual capacity (about 60%), two berths (under construction). Source
  • Intermodal or rail yard: CN Montreal Intermodal Terminal in Saint-Laurent. Open 24 hours daily (operating). Source
  • Airport: Montréal-Trudeau International Airport and the all-cargo Mirabel airport. 249,403 metric tons of cargo at the two airports in 2024 (operating). Source

Distribution: Freight moves through the Port of Montreal, CN's Saint-Laurent intermodal terminal and the Montréal-Trudeau and Mirabel airports, with the Contrecoeur terminal expansion adding container capacity.

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 Montreal 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 Montreal to Fort Worth corridor?

Postings here are mostly dry van, with some reefer. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.

How does freight on this lane clear the border?

Entries are pre-filed and cleared before arrival; carriers bid with customs and the cross-border leg already priced in.

Moving freight on this lane?

Post it to 2,400+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check market rates built from real carrier bids before you quote.

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