Phoenix, AZ to McAllen, TX freight

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The Phoenix to McAllen corridor runs within the U.S.

Direction

U.S. domestic

Equipment on this lane

Dry van, reefer, and open-deck capacity

Carrier availability

Vetted carriers cover this corridor

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

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This corridor connects the Phoenix market (Phoenix, Goodyear, Tolleson, Mesa, Tempe, and Casa Grande) with the McAllen market (Mcallen, Pharr, Brownsville, Hidalgo, Edinburg, and Weslaco), running within the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

What ships from Phoenix

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

Equipment on this corridor

Postings here run Dry van, reefer, and open-deck capacity. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Where this lane picks up

Carriers on this lane pick up across the Phoenix area: Phoenix, Goodyear, Tolleson, Mesa, Tempe, Casa Grande, Chandler, and Glendale. Nearby markets that feed it include Hayden, Tucson, Flagstaff, Blythe, Lake Havasu City, and Yuma.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the McAllen area: Mcallen, Pharr, Brownsville, Hidalgo, Edinburg, Weslaco, Mission, and Donna. It also reaches nearby markets like Reynosa, Matamoros, Laredo, Nuevo Laredo, Corpus Christi, and Linares.

Domestic U.S.

This is a domestic U.S. lane, with no border crossing. Carriers bid on it in the same marketplace they use for cross-border freight, so a truck repositioning after an international load can pick this up on the way.

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 McAllen, TX is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix freight comes from semiconductor, electronics and aerospace manufacturing. Containers arrive by rail from the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports at a Union Pacific intermodal terminal, a BNSF intermodal facility is under construction, and Mexican freight arrives by truck through Nogales. Mexico is Arizona's top export market.

Industries: Semiconductors, electronics and computer equipment, aerospace

Manufacturing: Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing; Arizona ranked 5th nationally for these exports in 2025. $6.3 billion exported, up 84%. Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Union Pacific Phoenix Intermodal Terminal, with international containers from Los Angeles and Long Beach (opened February 2024). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: BNSF Logistics Park Phoenix intermodal facility; operations expected in early 2027. 350 acres on a 4,320-acre property (under construction). Source
Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport air cargo (operating). Source
Customs bridge/port: Nogales (Mariposa) port of entry, Arizona. $25.4 billion of 2025 U.S.-Mexico truck freight, 4.0% of the total (operating). Source

Distribution: Trucks dray containers from the Union Pacific terminal to a nearby container yard.

Destination market

McAllen, TX

McAllen and Pharr are the Rio Grande Valley's cross-border freight gateway, built around the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, which the bridge operator calls the number one border crossing in the U.S. for produce. Its top imports include fresh fruit, insulated wire and cable, and TVs and computer monitors. In 2026 the bridge doubled its capacity with a second structure that adds four lanes.

Industries: Fresh produce, electronics and electrical equipment, auto parts, southbound fuels and petroleum gases, pork

Customs bridge: Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, with a second structure. Adds four lanes, a 100% increase in bridge capacity (opened 2026). Source
Customs bridge: Anzalduas International Bridge, which opened in 2009 and has allowed only empty southbound cargo, with new commercial inspection stations being added for northbound cargo. Six new commercial inspection lanes (under construction as of May 2026). Source
Industrial park: Capote International Park next to the Pharr bridge. More than 1.1 million sq ft of buildings, primarily distribution centers (operating). Source
Cold storage: Cold storage units at the Pharr port of entry to keep produce fresh for distributors on both sides of the border (operating). Source
Foreign-trade zone: McAllen Foreign Trade Zone #12 with warehouse, third-party logistics and rail-side service. Source
Airport: McAllen International Airport air cargo building at 2201 Uvalde Avenue. Source
Seaport: Port of Brownsville, with Foreign Trade Zone No. 62 and rail service. Source

Distribution: Produce cold storage at the Pharr port of entry, bridge-adjacent distribution parks, and a foreign-trade-zone operator offering third-party logistics and rail-side cross-docking.

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 Phoenix to McAllen?

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 Phoenix to McAllen corridor?

Postings here include dry van, reefer, and open-deck loads. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.

Is this a domestic lane or cross-border?

This is a domestic U.S. lane. Carriers bid on it alongside cross-border freight, often a truck repositioning after an international run.

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