Origin market
Industries:
Distribution:
Vancouver, BC to Houston, TX freight
The Vancouver to Houston corridor runs south across the U.S.–Canada border.
Direction
Canada to U.S.
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 Vancouver market (Delta, Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby, and Langley) with the Houston market (Houston, Pasadena, Baytown, La Porte, Rosenberg, and Freeport), 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
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 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 Houston area: Houston, Pasadena, Baytown, La Porte, Rosenberg, Freeport, Waller, and Katy. It also reaches nearby markets like Beaumont, College Station, Victoria, Austin, Waco, and Tyler.
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
Houston, TX
Houston is the Gulf Coast's main gateway for containers, refined fuels, petrochemicals, steel and project cargo. The Houston Ship Channel is the nation's largest port by waterborne tonnage, and Port Houston's two container terminals handled a record 4.3 million TEUs in 2025. Freight moves on to Texas and the U.S. interior by Union Pacific, BNSF and CPKC rail and by truck, and toward Mexico on US 59 to Laredo.
Industries: Refined fuels, petrochemicals and plastics, containerized imports and exports, steel and project cargo, warehousing and distribution
- Seaport: Two public container terminals on the Houston Ship Channel (Barbours Cut and Bayport), including a Bayport berth completed in late 2025. 4.3 million TEUs in 2025, a record (operating). Source
- Seaport: Multi-purpose terminals for breakbulk, steel, grain and heavy-lift project cargo. Described by the port as the area's largest breakbulk, steel and project cargo complex in North America (operating). Source
- Intermodal or rail yard: Union Pacific Settegast intermodal terminal. Container and trailer lifts, open 24 hours (operating). Source
- Free-trade zone: Foreign-Trade Zone 84, managed by Port Houston, serving Harris, Waller and Wharton counties. 1,708.58 acres activated; 40 active sites (operating). Source
- Airport: George Bush Intercontinental Airport cargo centers. Two cargo centers on 120 acres; more than 564,000 metric tons of air cargo handled by Houston Airports in 2025 (operating). Source
- Plant: Oil refining and chemical production in the Houston region. Oil and refined petroleum products are the region's dominant export, followed by organic chemicals. Source
Distribution: Foreign-trade-zone sites in Harris, Waller and Wharton counties, and intermodal lifts at the Union Pacific Settegast terminal.
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 Houston?
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 Houston 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?
Post it to 2,400+ vetted Mexico and Canada carriers, or check market rates built from real carrier bids before you quote.