Pachuca, Hidalgo to Monterrey, Nuevo León freight

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The Pachuca to Monterrey corridor runs within Mexico.

Direction

Domestic Mexico

Equipment on this lane

Straight truck-led, with dry van and 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 Pachuca market (Tizayuca, Atitalaquía, Tezontepec, Tezoyuca, Pachuca, Jilotepec De Molina Enríquez) with the Monterrey market (Ciudad Apodaca, Monterrey, Santa Catarina, General Escobedo, Salinas Victoria, Ciénega De Flores), running within Mexico. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace regularly.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $2K–$3K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

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 and reefer 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.

Cargado's marketplace brings verified carriers to corridors like this one, with carrier vetting handled before bidding and banded rate context available in the product.

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

Monterrey, NLE

Monterrey freight is driven by export manufacturing: transport equipment, computing and electronics, electrical apparatus and machinery. Nuevo León reported US$33.1 billion of exports in the first half of 2026, third among Mexican states, with transport equipment the largest sector at 30.3%. Northbound loads cross at Laredo, including the Colombia bridge.

Industries: Transport equipment, computing and electronics, electrical apparatus, machinery, basic metals

Border crossing: Colombia-Laredo crossing, which the Nuevo León government is working to make Mexico's main border crossing; import-lane rehabilitation began in May 2025. Source
Basic metals: Basic metal industries manufacturing in Nuevo León. US$1,213.7 million, 3.7% of state exports from January to June 2026. Source
Electrical equipment: Electrical apparatus and accessories manufacturing. 15.6% of state exports from January to June 2026; first nationally in electrical apparatus exports. Source
Transport equipment: Transport equipment manufacturing, the state's largest export sector. 30.3% of state exports from January to June 2026. Source
Electronics: Computing and electronic equipment manufacturing. 17.2% of state exports from January to June 2026. Source
Machinery: Machinery and equipment manufacturing. 14.5% of state exports from January to June 2026. Source
Inland port and rail: Interpuerto Monterrey in Salinas Victoria, with an intermodal rail terminal alongside and a Ferromex intermodal terminal about 10 km away. Customs section Salinas Victoria B, strategic bonded warehouse, 1,433 hectares (operating). Source

Distribution: A strategic bonded warehouse and customs section at Interpuerto Monterrey, an inland port with intermodal rail terminals.

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 Monterrey?

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 Pachuca to Monterrey corridor?

Postings here lean straight truck-led, with dry van and reefer 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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