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Toronto, ON to Phoenix, AZ freight

Toronto, ON to Phoenix, AZ freight

The Toronto to Phoenix corridor runs south across the U.S.–Canada border.

Direction

Canada to U.S.

Equipment on this lane

Dry van-led corridor

Carrier availability

Vetted carriers cover this corridor

Marketplace activity

Posted by brokers on the Cargado marketplace

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This corridor connects the Toronto market (Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Hamilton, and Cambridge) with the Phoenix market (Phoenix, Goodyear, Tolleson, Mesa, Tempe, and Casa Grande), running south across the U.S.–Canada border. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.

What ships from Toronto

Freight out of the Toronto market leans toward food and beverage and automotive parts based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more on the freight types pages.

Equipment on this corridor

Dry van-led corridor. Browse equipment definitions in the glossary if a term is unfamiliar.

Where this lane picks up

Carriers on this lane pick up across the Toronto area: Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Hamilton, Cambridge, Brantford, and Milton. Nearby markets that feed it include Buffalo, Fredonia, Rochester, Owen Sound, London, and Erie.

Where this lane delivers

Carriers on this lane deliver across the Phoenix area: Phoenix, Goodyear, Tolleson, Mesa, Tempe, Casa Grande, Chandler, and Glendale. It also reaches nearby markets like Hayden, Tucson, Flagstaff, Blythe, Lake Havasu City, and Yuma.

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 Toronto, ON is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.

The markets on this lane

Origin market

Toronto, ON

The Toronto area is a major manufacturing and distribution market in Canada, with vehicle assembly, food and beverage plants and an airport that processes over 45 percent of Canada's air cargo.

Industries: Auto and parts, food and beverage, aerospace and pharma, retail and grocery distribution, air cargo and parcels

  • Vehicle assembly: Automotive assembly plants in Ontario. Five automakers with assembly plants in Ontario. Source
  • Plant: Food and beverage processing cluster in Brampton. About 8,500 jobs across 300 companies; more than $1.3 billion a year to Canada's GDP. Source
  • Rail: CN Milton Logistics Hub, an intermodal facility in Milton; expected to be operational by 2027. Up to four intermodal trains per day (under construction). Source
  • Airport: Toronto Pearson cargo complex. Over 45% of Canada's air cargo (operating). Source

Distribution: Parcel sorting hubs, grocery and foodservice distribution centers, and e-commerce fulfillment centers in the Greater Toronto Area.

Destination market

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix freight comes from semiconductor, electronics and aerospace manufacturing. Containers arrive by rail from the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports at a Union Pacific intermodal terminal, a BNSF intermodal facility is under construction, and Mexican freight arrives by truck through Nogales. Mexico is Arizona's top export market.

Industries: Semiconductors, electronics and computer equipment, aerospace

  • Manufacturing: Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing; Arizona ranked 5th nationally for these exports in 2025. $6.3 billion exported, up 84%. Source
  • Intermodal or rail yard: Union Pacific Phoenix Intermodal Terminal, with international containers from Los Angeles and Long Beach (opened February 2024). Source
  • Intermodal or rail yard: BNSF Logistics Park Phoenix intermodal facility; operations expected in early 2027. 350 acres on a 4,320-acre property (under construction). Source
  • Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport air cargo (operating). Source
  • Customs bridge/port: Nogales (Mariposa) port of entry, Arizona. $25.4 billion of 2025 U.S.-Mexico truck freight, 4.0% of the total (operating). Source

Distribution: Trucks dray containers from the Union Pacific terminal to a nearby container yard.

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 Toronto to Phoenix?

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 Toronto to Phoenix corridor?

Postings here are mostly dry van. 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.

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