San Diego to Tecate is an active southbound (u.s. to mexico) corridor, led by dry van demand and typically crosses at Tecate. On Cargado, 15+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
Southbound (U.S. to Mexico)
Dry van 77% · Open deck 15% · Straight truck 8%
15+ carriers have bid here in the past year
10+ loads posted, 30+ carrier bids (past 12 months)
This corridor connects San Diego, CA with Tecate, Baja California, running southbound from the U.S. into Mexico. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this lane to the Cargado marketplace regularly, and 15+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
Postings over the past year break down as dry van 77%, open deck 15%, straight truck 8%. You can browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.
Most freight on this lane crosses at Tecate. Loads either run direct with a through-trailer or transload at the border, depending on the carrier and the freight. The transfer step is normal on Mexico lanes and is priced into carrier bids. See transloading and the Tecate crossing page for details.
Cargado is where 250+ vetted brokers post lanes like this one to 2,000+ verified carriers. Every carrier is checked before it can bid, and banded market-rate context from real bids is built into the product.
On Cargado, brokers post the lane and vetted carriers bid on it. 15+ carriers have bid here in the past year. Every carrier on the marketplace is verified before it can bid, which replaces cold-calling unknown carriers on this corridor.
Over the past year postings here were Dry van 77%, Open deck 15%, Straight truck 8%. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.
Both happen. Most freight here crosses at Tecate, where carriers either transfer the trailer to a cross-border drayage carrier or run direct with a through-trailer. Which one you get depends on the carrier's setup, and the bid reflects it.
Post it to 2,000+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check live market rates before you quote.