San Diego to Tijuana is an active southbound (u.s. to mexico) corridor, led by dry van demand and typically crosses at Otay Mesa. On Cargado, 30+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
Southbound (U.S. to Mexico)
Dry van 40% · Reefer 26% · Open deck 19%
30+ carriers have bid here in the past year
50+ loads posted, 75+ carrier bids (past 12 months)
This corridor connects San Diego, CA with Tijuana, 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 30+ carriers have bid here in the past year.
Postings over the past year break down as dry van 40%, reefer 26%, open deck 19%. Reefer volume reflects produce and food-grade demand, so capacity can tighten seasonally. You can browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.
Most freight on this lane crosses at Otay Mesa. 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 Otay Mesa 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. 30+ 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 40%, Reefer 26%, Open deck 19%. 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 Otay Mesa, 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.