Pachuca, Hidalgo to Altamira, Tamaulipas freight

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The Pachuca to Altamira corridor runs within Mexico. On Cargado, multiple carriers bid here in the past year.

Direction

Domestic Mexico

Equipment on this lane

Straight truck-led, with dry van demand

Carrier availability

Multiple carriers bid here in the past year

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

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This corridor connects the Pachuca market (Tizayuca, Atitalaquía, Tezontepec, Tezoyuca, Pachuca, Jilotepec De Molina Enríquez) with the Altamira market (Altamira, Tampico, Tamuín, Miramar, Moralillo, Tamos), running within Mexico. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace. Multiple carriers bid here in the past year.

What ships from Pachuca

Freight out of the Pachuca market leans toward metals and building materials, consumer goods 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

Straight truck-led, with dry van demand. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Domestic Mexico

This is an intra-Mexico corridor: no border crossing, no transloading. Loads on Mexican federal highways travel with a stamped carta porte, and Mexican carriers bid on domestic freight in the marketplace alongside international lanes.

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

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Pachuca, HID

Pachuca is an inland distribution and light-manufacturing market on the Mexico-Pachuca highway corridor. Logistics and industrial parks anchor its freight, and a state economic-development pole for logistics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices is planned. Of the three freight railroads crossing Hidalgo, Ferrosur is the one that runs on to Pachuca.

Industries: Logistics and distribution, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, general manufacturing

Industrial park: Reserva Zapotlán economic-development pole for logistics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. 910.81 hectares, estimated 10.1 billion pesos (planned). Source
Industrial park: Tizayuca Industrial Park, part of a 2026 state program to modernize industrial parks. 52.8 million pesos budgeted for 2026 works at this park and the Sahagún Industrial Zone. Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Ferrosur line that runs on to Pachuca and leaves Hidalgo through Tizayuca, one of three freight railroads crossing the state. Source
Airport: Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) air cargo terminal, where 16 bonded warehouses are set to operate. 34-hectare cargo terminal; about 406,000 metric tons in 2025 (operating). Source

Distribution: Logistics and industrial parks on the Mexico-Pachuca highway, such as Tizayuca Industrial Park, with Ferrosur rail service to Pachuca.

Destination market

Altamira, TAM

Altamira and Tampico form the Gulf of Mexico industrial port hub of southern Tamaulipas. The Port of Altamira handled about 18.5 million metric tons in 2025, ranks fourth nationally in cargo, and moves petrochemical and plastics inputs, containers of auto parts and steel, and 475,441 vehicles in 2025. Freight reaches Monterrey (about 490 km) and the Reynosa and Matamoros border area by the Tampico-Victoria-Monterrey highway and by Ferromex and CPKC rail.

Industries: Petrochemicals and plastics, vehicles and auto parts, containerized manufacturing inputs, steel and oversized cargo, bulk minerals and agriculture

Seaport: Industrial port complex with 15 marine terminals, 24 berths and a 13.5 m draft. 18,455,537 metric tons in 2025 (operating). Source
Container and general cargo terminals: Terminals handling containers, loose general cargo, steel and oversized pieces. 922,137 TEU and more than 7.1 million metric tons of containerized cargo in 2024 (operating). Source
Vehicle export terminals: Terminals for finished-vehicle exports. 475,441 vehicles in 2025, third nationally, down from the 2024 record (operating). Source
Petrochemical and industrial zone: Port development zone with more than 50 industries. 5,098 ha; resins, PVC, PET, polypropylene, synthetic rubber and plastic additives (operating). Source
Offshore and oversized cargo: Port facilities designed for handling offshore oil platforms, specialized equipment and the support vessels used in offshore exploration and production (operating). Source
Rail and bonded yards: Ferromex and CPKC rail service, an authorized bonded warehouse and a strategic bonded zone. 9.3 ha authorized bonded warehouse (operating). Source

Distribution: Bonded warehouses and rail-served storage yards at the port, and a trucking network of more than 70 companies serving the port.

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 Pachuca to Altamira?

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 Pachuca to Altamira corridor?

Postings here lean straight truck-led, with dry van demand. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.

Does Cargado handle domestic Mexico freight?

Yes. Brokers post intra-Mexico moves alongside cross-border freight, and Mexican carriers bid on them the same way. Domestic loads on federal highways still need a stamped carta porte.

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