San Diego, CA to Portland, OR freight

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The San Diego to Portland 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 San Diego market (San Diego, Temecula, Chula Vista, Oceanside, El Cajon, and Poway) with the Portland market (Longview, Portland, Vancouver, Canby, Eugene, and Salem), running within the U.S. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

What ships from San Diego

Freight out of the San Diego market leans toward automotive parts, fresh produce and consumer goods 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 San Diego area: San Diego, Temecula, Chula Vista, Oceanside, El Cajon, Poway, Vista, and Carlsbad. Nearby markets that feed it include Tijuana, Tecate, Ensenada, Palm Springs, and Long Beach.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Portland area: Longview, Portland, Vancouver, Canby, Eugene, Salem, Clackamas, and Beaverton. It also reaches nearby markets like Aberdeen, Bend, Yakima, Seattle, Wenatchee, and Kennewick.

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 San Diego, CA and Portland, OR is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

San Diego, CA

San Diego is the U.S. side of the San Diego-Baja California border region. Trucks cross north from Tijuana through the Otay Mesa port of entry, which recorded 990,111 truck crossings from Mexico in 2025, and a second crossing, Otay Mesa East, is under construction. Otay Mesa also holds six Foreign-Trade Zone magnet sites.

Industries: Auto parts and medical supplies, industrial and logistics parks, marine cargo, air cargo

Customs: Otay Mesa port of entry, commercial facility. 990,111 truck crossings from Mexico in 2025 (operating). Source
Customs: Otay Mesa East port of entry, with a new four-lane toll road along SR 11; SANDAG and Caltrans broke ground in August 2022. New land port of entry for the San Diego-Baja California region (under construction). Source
Foreign-Trade Zone: San Diego Foreign-Trade Zone 153 magnet sites, all in Otay Mesa. Six magnet sites (operating). Source
Seaport: Port of San Diego marine cargo terminals, including high and heavy cargo. About 2.3 million metric tons in fiscal 2025 (operating). Source
Airport: San Diego International Airport freight. Freight volume down 8.0% in fiscal 2025 (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Short-line freight railroad from El Cajon to a connection with BNSF at San Diego (operating). Source
Customs: Otay Mesa Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility, a state truck inspection facility for commercial vehicles entering California from Mexico (operating). Source

Distribution: Foreign-Trade Zone magnet sites in Otay Mesa, a seaport, an airport and a short-line railroad.

Destination market

Portland, OR

Portland is a Pacific Northwest river-and-rail freight market. Oregon's only international container terminal restarted under new management in January 2026, and the Port's other terminals move vehicles, bulk minerals, liquid bulk, grain and breakbulk. The region adds a cargo airport, a Hillsboro semiconductor cluster and port-owned business parks at Rivergate and Troutdale Reynolds.

Industries: Containers and breakbulk, vehicles, bulk minerals and grain, air cargo, semiconductors

Container terminal: Terminal 6, Oregon's only international container terminal, with an on-dock intermodal yard. 419 acres, 125-acre container yard, 7 cranes (operating). Source
Marine bulk and vehicle terminals: Terminal 4 for dry and liquid bulks, autos and high and heavy cargo, and Terminal 5 for grain and mineral bulks. 262 acres and 159 acres (operating). Source
Intermodal or rail yard: On-dock intermodal yard at the container terminal, with direct access to BNSF and Union Pacific. 52.5 acres, 8 tracks (operating). Source
Industrial park: Rivergate Industrial District, a port business park for warehousing, distribution and manufacturing. 2,800 acres, more than 13 million sq ft of buildings (operating). Source
Airport cargo: Air cargo facilities in two areas of the international airport (Airtrans Center and PDX Cargo Center). 150 acres (operating). Source
Industrial park: Hillsboro Technology Park Site, vacant land planned for infrastructure supporting the semiconductor supply chain and large campuses. 1,700 gross acres, about 1,300 usable (planned). Source

Distribution: Port-owned business parks including Rivergate Industrial District and Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park, and the Terminal 6 intermodal yard served by BNSF and Union Pacific.

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 San Diego to Portland?

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 San Diego to Portland 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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