St. Louis, MO to Laredo, TX freight

The St. Louis to Laredo corridor runs within the U.S., feeding the border gateway. On Cargado, multiple carriers bid here in the past year.

Direction

U.S. border feeder

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led, with straight truck demand

Carrier availability

Multiple carriers bid here in the past year

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

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This corridor connects the St. Louis, Edwardsville, Fenton, O'Fallon, St. Peters, Lake Saint Louis) with the Laredo market, running within the U.S., feeding the border gateway. Over the past 12 months brokers posted this corridor to the Cargado marketplace. Multiple carriers bid here in the past year.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $2K–$3K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

What ships from St. Louis

Freight out of the St. Louis market leans toward metals and building materials, machinery and industrial equipment and food and beverage based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more about moving these goods on the freight types pages.

Equipment on this corridor

Dry van-led, with straight truck demand. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Feeding the border

This U.S. leg connects inland freight with the border gateway at Laredo. Loads typically stage or transload there before crossing into Mexico, or distribute onward after clearing customs northbound. See the border crossings directory for how the gateway operates.

On Cargado, this corridor is covered by a marketplace of verified carriers bidding on freight from hundreds of brokers, with rate context drawn from real bids rather than surveys.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

St. Louis, MO

St. Louis is a river, rail and highway crossroads where all six Class I railroads meet, four interstates cross and the northernmost ice-free Mississippi port operates. Freight comes from aerospace and defense manufacturing and barge cargo.

Industries: Aerospace and defense, barge and rail transportation, distribution parks

Aerospace and defense: Aerospace and defense manufacturing cluster with more than $2 billion in recent and planned investments, expected to create over 1,000 jobs. Source
Inland river ports: Four ports in the St. Louis region, three with container-on-barge capability. 200+ barge terminals (operating). Source
Rail switching yard and intermodal terminals: A switching yard and Class I intermodal ramps. 2,200-car switching yard (operating). Source
Logistics park: Gateway Commerce Center, a warehouse and distribution park. About 2,300 acres (operating). Source
Airport cargo: Commercial airport cargo operations. 156.6M lb of air cargo in 2025 (operating). Source
Customs and foreign-trade zone: Commercial airport area with U.S. Customs and a Foreign-Trade Zone on site (operating). Source

Distribution: Warehouse and distribution parks, rail yards and intermodal ramps, and river terminals.

Destination market

Laredo, TX

Laredo is the busiest U.S. land port for trucks with Mexico, with 46.1% of U.S.-Mexico truck freight value in 2025. Computer-related machinery, electrical equipment and vehicles are the leading U.S.-Mexico truck commodities by value, and fresh produce from Mexico also crosses at Laredo.

Industries: Electronics, auto parts, electrical equipment, produce

Border crossings: World Trade Bridge and Colombia Solidarity Bridge commercial facilities. Source
Intermodal or rail yard: Union Pacific intermodal terminal handling container and trailer-on-flatcar traffic. Source
Industrial park: Gateway International Rail Park in Webb County, off IH-35 and TX 255, 19 miles from the World Trade Bridge. 1,950 acres. Source
Free-trade zone: Foreign-Trade Zone 94, Unitec Industrial Center site on Interstate 35. 682 acres, 3.51 activated (operating). Source

Distribution: Foreign-Trade Zone 94 industrial space on Interstate 35 and the rail-served Gateway International Rail Park.

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 St. Louis to Laredo?

On Cargado, brokers post the corridor and vetted carriers bid on it. Multiple carriers bid here in the past year. Every carrier is verified before it can bid, which replaces cold-calling unknown carriers.

What equipment is available on the St. Louis to Laredo corridor?

Postings here lean dry van-led, with straight truck demand. If you need a type you do not see, post the load anyway. Carriers with matching equipment get notified automatically.

Why is a U.S. lane on a Mexico freight marketplace?

Because it feeds the border. Cross-border programs need the inland leg to and from the gateway, and brokers post those legs alongside the international move so one carrier network covers the whole program.

Moving freight on this lane?

Post it to 2,350+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check market rates built from real carrier bids before you quote.

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