Origin market
Industries:
Distribution:
Windsor, ON to Montreal, QC freight
The Windsor to Montreal corridor runs within Canada.
Direction
Domestic Canada
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 Windsor market (Windsor, Leamington, Chatham, Tecumseh, Kingsville, and Essex) with the Montreal market (Montreal, Rougemont, Varennes, Laval, Boucherville, and Mirabel), running within Canada. Brokers post this corridor to the Cargado marketplace.
What ships from Windsor
Freight out of the Windsor market leans toward automotive parts, machinery and industrial equipment, and metals 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 Windsor area: Windsor, Leamington, Chatham, Tecumseh, Kingsville, Essex, Blenheim, and Amherstburg. Nearby markets that feed it include Detroit, Toledo, Port Huron, Sarnia, Lansing, and Cleveland.
Where this lane delivers
Carriers on this lane deliver across the Montreal area: Montreal, Rougemont, Varennes, Laval, Boucherville, Mirabel, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Drummondville. It also reaches nearby markets like Plattsburgh, Cornwall, Burlington, Sherbrooke, Montpelier, and Tupper Lake.
Domestic Canada
This is a domestic Canada lane, with no border crossing. Carriers bid on it in the same marketplace they use for cross-border freight, so a truck repositioning after an international load can pick this up on the way.
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 Windsor, ON and Montreal, QC is listed on their lane hubs, by direction and destination country.
The markets on this lane
Destination market
Montreal, QC
Montreal is a major container port and rail intermodal gateway for Eastern Canada, with the Port of Montreal handling 34.3 million metric tons in 2025. The region also has an all-cargo airport and an aerospace sector.
Industries: Port and container logistics, rail intermodal, aerospace, bulk cargo, air cargo
- Seaport: Port of Montreal, handling containers, liquid bulk and dry bulk including grain. 1.52 million TEUs and 34.3 million metric tons in 2025 (operating). Source
- Seaport: Contrecoeur container terminal expansion with integrated rail, road and marine infrastructure; construction underway since October 2025 and full operation targeted for 2030. Adds up to 1.15 million TEUs of annual capacity (about 60%), two berths (under construction). Source
- Intermodal or rail yard: CN Montreal Intermodal Terminal in Saint-Laurent. Open 24 hours daily (operating). Source
- Airport: Montréal-Trudeau International Airport and the all-cargo Mirabel airport. 249,403 metric tons of cargo at the two airports in 2024 (operating). Source
Distribution: Freight moves through the Port of Montreal, CN's Saint-Laurent intermodal terminal and the Montréal-Trudeau and Mirabel airports, with the Contrecoeur terminal expansion adding container capacity.
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 Windsor to Montreal?
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 Windsor to Montreal 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.
Is this a domestic lane or cross-border?
This is a domestic Canada lane. Carriers bid on it alongside cross-border freight, often a truck repositioning after an international run.
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.