What ships on the Mexico and Canada marketplace

From auto parts out of the Bajio to produce through Pharr, these are the freight types that actually move on Cargado — what each one is, how it ships, and where the volume concentrates.

  • Cargado mascot Meatball in a mechanic jumpsuit with automotive parts in a warehouseAutomotive partsAuto parts are the single largest freight category on the Cargado marketplace, moving between plants and distribution centers in Mexico and assembly operations across North America.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball in a chef hat with pallets of packaged food and beveragesFood & beverageCandy, dairy, beverages, and frozen foods make up one of the largest freight categories crossing between Mexico, the U.S., and Canada — split between reefer and food-grade dry van.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball with crates of fresh produceFresh produceBerries, avocados, onions, and mixed vegetables move north from Mexican growing regions in reefers, concentrated through the Pharr-Reynosa and Nogales-Mariposa gateways.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball wrapped in clear plastic film in a warehousePlastics & packagingResins, film, and molded plastics flow both directions across the border — raw material south to Mexican plants, finished plastic goods north — almost entirely in dry vans.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball on giant rolls of kraft paper in a packaging plantPaper & packagingPaper rolls, cartons, corrugated, and packaging materials move in dry vans across all three countries — a steady, unglamorous backbone of cross-border manufacturing supply chains.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball in a hardhat beside industrial machinery on a flatbedMachinery & industrial equipmentMachinery, machine parts, and industrial equipment move in both directions across the border — palletized spares in dry vans, and crated or oversized units on open deck with tarps and permits.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball in a hardhat next to steel coils in an industrial yardMetals & building materialsSteel coils, plate, aluminum, wire, and building materials are the marketplace's signature open-deck freight, tied to northern Mexico's steel belt and border-zone construction.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball in a blue work shirt leaning on a stack of tiresTires & rubberTires — llantas — and rubber products move out of the Bajio tire-manufacturing cluster in floor-loaded dry vans, one of the most distinctive commodity flows on the marketplace.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball in safety goggles next to sealed drums in a chemical warehouseChemicals & additivesAdditives, absorbent polymers, calcium carbonate, paints, and lubricants move cross-border mostly as non-hazardous dry van freight — with a clear playbook for the hazmat exceptions.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball in a white coat and stethoscope at a pharmacy counterPharma & veterinaryVeterinary products, probiotics, supplements, and medical goods move cross-border under tight temperature and documentation discipline — a small but high-stakes marketplace category.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball standing on a pallet of cardboard boxesGeneral freight (FAK)FAK, carga general, and palletized dry goods make up the marketplace's flexible everyday volume — mixed freight moving in dry vans across every major corridor.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball pushing a hand truck with a box through a warehouseConsumer goodsRetail and household goods move both ways between Mexico and the U.S., with Mexico to the U.S. the busiest direction, and most loads call for a dry van.
  • Cargado mascot Meatball in a light blue antistatic smock in an electronics warehouseElectronics & electricalElectronics and electrical loads move between Mexico, the U.S. and Canada and within Mexico and the U.S., mostly in dry vans.

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