Toledo, OH to Laredo, TX freight

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The Toledo to Laredo corridor runs within the U.S., feeding the border gateway.

Direction

U.S. border feeder

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led, with reefer demand

Carrier availability

Vetted carriers cover this corridor

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

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This corridor connects the Toledo market (Walbridge, Minster, Van Wert, Toledo, Fremont, Bellevue) 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 regularly.

Recent carrier bids on this corridor typically land in the $3K–$4K range. Request a demo to see detailed, current rates for this lane.

What ships from Toledo

Freight out of the Toledo market leans toward pharma and veterinary products, automotive parts and metals and building materials 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 reefer 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.

This corridor is one of many corridors with real bid history on Cargado, the marketplace connecting hundreds of brokers with verified Mexico and Canada carriers.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Toledo, OH

Toledo is a Great Lakes port and rail market on I-75 and I-80/90. Freight comes from glass and solar manufacturing and from bulk cargo through the port, which moved more than 10 million short tons in 2025. The Port Authority also manages the Toledo Express Airport and Foreign-Trade Zone 8.

Industries: Great Lakes bulk cargo, glass and solar manufacturing, rail intermodal, air cargo

Great Lakes seaport: Port of Toledo on the Maumee River, with 13 active marine terminals. More than 10 million short tons in 2025 (operating). Source
General cargo dock: New port-built warehouse at the General Cargo Dock for commodity storage, supporting a liquid transload operation and ready to store commodities in the first quarter of 2026. 60,000 sq ft. Source
Intermodal rail terminals: CSX Northwest Ohio intermodal terminal at North Baltimore, 36 miles from downtown Toledo along I-75, handling container traffic from East Coast ports. 500 acres (opened 2011). Source
Airport cargo: Toledo Express Airport, with a 78-acre air cargo apron beside a development site designed for large freighters. 10,600 ft runway, 78-acre apron. Source
Free-trade zone: Foreign-Trade Zone 8, with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority as grantee, reorganized and expanded under the Alternative Site Framework. Source

Distribution: Foreign-Trade Zone 8 sites, the Port of Toledo's marine terminals and a port-built warehouse at the General Cargo Dock.

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 Toledo to Laredo?

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 Toledo to Laredo corridor?

Postings here lean dry van-led, with reefer 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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