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San Diego, CA to Winnipeg, MB freight

San Diego, CA to Winnipeg, MB freight

The San Diego to Winnipeg corridor runs north across the U.S.–Canada border.

Direction

U.S. to Canada

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 Winnipeg market (Winnipeg, Oak Bluff, Headingley, Steinbach, Selkirk, and Macdonald), running north across the U.S.–Canada border. 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 Winnipeg area: Winnipeg, Oak Bluff, Headingley, Steinbach, Selkirk, Macdonald, Navin, and Lockport. It also reaches nearby markets like Brandon, Grand Forks, Rugby, Bemidji, Fargo, and Estevan.

Customs on the U.S.–Canada leg

Entries are pre-filed electronically and cleared before arrival, and drivers need documentation in order at the booth.

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 Winnipeg, MB 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

Industries:

Distribution:

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 Winnipeg?

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 Winnipeg 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.

How does freight on this lane clear the border?

Entries are pre-filed and cleared before arrival; carriers bid with customs and the cross-border leg already priced in.

Moving freight on this lane?

Post it to 2,400+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check market rates built from real carrier bids before you quote.