San Francisco, CA to Calgary, AB freight

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The San Francisco to Calgary 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 Francisco market (Oakland, Newark, San Jose, San Francisco, Fremont, and Livermore) with the Calgary market (Calgary, Airdrie, Rocky View County, Blackfalds, Innisfail, and Crossfield), running north across the U.S.–Canada border. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

What ships from San Francisco

Freight out of the San Francisco market leans toward machinery and industrial equipment, food and beverage and fresh produce 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 Francisco area: Oakland, Newark, San Jose, San Francisco, Fremont, Livermore, Hayward, and San Leandro. Nearby markets that feed it include Stockton, Sacramento, Chico, Fresno, Reno, and Mammoth Lakes.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Calgary area: Calgary, Airdrie, Rocky View County, Blackfalds, Innisfail, Crossfield, Drumheller, and Irricana. It also reaches nearby markets like Banff, Lethbridge, Cranbrook, Edmonton, Wainwright, and Whitefish.

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 Francisco, CA and Calgary, AB is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

San Francisco, CA

The Bay Area is a West Coast gateway built on the Port of Oakland, which handled about 2.25 million TEUs in 2025. San Francisco International Airport moved 541,998 metric tons of cargo and mail in fiscal 2025, and Fremont's advanced-manufacturing cluster and San Joaquin County's logistics sector generate inland freight. Union Pacific and BNSF intermodal rail facilities sit at the port.

Industries: Containerized trade, advanced manufacturing, air cargo, warehousing and distribution

Container terminals: Four active container terminals at the Port of Oakland, plus two more terminals listed as available for lease. Active terminals range from 60 to 290 acres; 18 deep-water berths (operating). Source
Seaport: Port of Oakland container volume. 2,253,976 TEUs in 2025, a 50/50 import and export split (operating). Source
Intermodal rail yards: Union Pacific and BNSF intermodal rail facilities at the port. 110 acres and 87 acres (operating). Source
Seaport logistics district: Gateway Industrial District on the former Oakland Army Base, with public infrastructure completed in 2019 and existing rail crossings, plus planned new rail lines to the port's adjacent rail yard. Source
Airport cargo: San Francisco International Airport. 541,998 metric tons of cargo and mail in fiscal 2025 (operating). Source
Advanced manufacturing: Fremont's advanced-manufacturing cluster, the largest concentration of advanced manufacturers in the Bay Area. Over 900 advanced manufacturing companies; one in every four jobs in the city. Source
Inland logistics: San Joaquin County, where transportation and logistics is the fastest growing industry, with a multi-modal transportation hub. 2nd in the U.S. for concentration of transportation and warehousing employment. Source

Distribution: Distribution is anchored at the port's intermodal rail yards and the Gateway Industrial District on the former Army Base, with inland logistics in San Joaquin County.

Destination market

Calgary, AB

Calgary is an inland freight hub for Western Canada, with two Class I railroads, a 24-hour cargo airport and a large distribution-center cluster in Balzac and Conrich just outside the city. Industries present in the region include energy and oilfield equipment, food and beverage processing, and fabricated metal and machinery. The CN logistics park includes a container intermodal terminal and a rail-to-truck transload operation. The QEII highway is part of the CANAMEX corridor linking Alberta to the U.S. and Mexico.

Industries: Energy and oilfield equipment, food and beverage processing, fabricated metal and machinery, retail and e-commerce distribution, rail transload

Intermodal terminal: CN rail-served logistics park in Conrich, Rocky View County, with an intermodal terminal for containerized goods and a rail-to-truck transload operation. 680-acre park with space for more than 2.5M sq ft of warehouse and distribution facilities (opened January 2013). Source
Rail ramp: CPKC Calgary intermodal ramp. Listed as Calgary, AB in CPKC's ramp-to-ramp intermodal schedule (operating). Source
Airport cargo: YYC Calgary International Airport cargo and the YYC Global Logistics Park. 24 hours a day, no curfew; park of 330+ acres (operating). Source
Industrial park: High Plains Industrial Park in Balzac, with retail, grocery and foodservice distribution centers. 1,500-acre park (operating). Source
Distribution cluster: Distribution centers, fulfillment centers and third-party logistics operations in Rocky View County. More than 25 new distribution centers and over 9 million sq ft of warehousing added since 2021 (operating). Source
Planned inland port: Prairie Economic Gateway, a rail-served industrial development area in the Calgary region. 1,287 acres in the southern portion; conceptual scheme approved July 2025 (planned). Source

Distribution: Retail, grocery and foodservice distribution centers, e-commerce fulfillment centers and rail-to-truck transload, concentrated in Balzac, Conrich and the airport corridor.

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 Francisco to Calgary?

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 Francisco to Calgary 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?

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