Origin market
Industries:
Distribution:
Vancouver, BC to Dallas, TX freight
The Vancouver to Dallas corridor runs south across the U.S.–Canada border.
Direction
Canada to U.S.
Equipment on this lane
Reefer-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 Vancouver market (Delta, Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby, and Langley) with the Dallas market (Dallas, Coppell, Wilmer, Lancaster, Grand Prairie, and Garland), running south across the U.S.–Canada border. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.
What ships from Vancouver
Freight out of the Vancouver market leans toward food and beverage, metals and building materials and fresh produce based on what brokers actually post there. You can read more on the freight types pages.
Equipment on this corridor
Reefer-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 Vancouver area: Delta, Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. Nearby markets that feed it include Victoria, Seattle, Aberdeen, Kelowna, Wenatchee, and Yakima.
Where this lane delivers
Carriers on this lane deliver across the Dallas area: Dallas, Coppell, Wilmer, Lancaster, Grand Prairie, Garland, Mesquite, and Irving. It also reaches nearby markets like Fort Worth, Waco, Tyler, Ardmore, Wichita Falls, and Broken Bow.
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 Vancouver, BC is listed on its lane hub, by direction and destination country.
The markets on this lane
Destination market
Dallas, TX
Dallas is an inland freight hub with no seaport, built around a large rail inland port in southern Dallas County, two more intermodal terminals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and two major cargo airports. I-35 links the region to Mexico and Canada.
Industries: Distribution and e-commerce, transportation and logistics, vehicles and auto parts, electronics and semiconductors, aerospace and defense
- Intermodal rail terminal: Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal Terminal, container-on-flatcar lifts, open 24 hours, 7 days (operating). Source
- Intermodal terminal: CPKC Wylie Intermodal Terminal and its 500-acre distribution park. 342,000 TEU annual lift capacity (opened July 2015). Source
- Intermodal rail terminal: BNSF intermodal facility at AllianceTexas. More than 500 acres, more than 1.1 million lifts in 2024 (operating). Source
- Inland port and logistics park: Southern Dallas County inland port. 7,500 acres in five cities (operating). Source
- Air cargo airports: DFW International Airport and Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. 3.70 billion lb and 1.90 billion lb of 2025 all-cargo landed weight (operating). Source
- Vehicle assembly: Transportation equipment manufacturing cluster, including vehicle assembly, in the Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine area. 2.9 percent of area employment. Source
- Foreign-trade zone: Five foreign-trade zones in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including FTZ No. 39 granted to DFW Airport, which spans a seven-county area. 5 zones (operating). Source
Distribution: Regional distribution centers, e-commerce fulfillment buildings, and contract-logistics 3PL warehouses and cross-docks.
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 Vancouver to Dallas?
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 Vancouver to Dallas corridor?
Postings here are mostly reefer. 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.