Truckstop is built for U.S. domestic spot freight. Cargado is built for freight that touches Mexico or Canada: an invite-only network, both sides vetted, and lane rates from real carrier bids. Most brokers run both.
| Truckstop | Cargado | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | U.S. domestic spot freight | Mexico and Canada freight, cross-border and domestic |
| Network | Open load board | Invite-only: 250+ vetted brokers, 2,100+ vetted carriers, 215,000+ trucks |
| Rate data | U.S. domestic rate insights | 12,000+ Mexico and Canada lanes from real carrier bids, refreshed weekly |
| Carrier vetting | Subscribers verify authority themselves | FMCSA and SICT verified, CTPAT, OEA and FAST tracked |
| Border workflow | Domestic pickup and delivery | Crossings, bonded moves and transloads built in |
| Languages | English | English, Spanish and French with instant chat translation |
| Users per plan | Priced per user, capped on most plans | Unlimited users on every plan |
| Carrier cost | Carriers subscribe to search and book | Join and bid at no cost |
If a load picks up in Georgia and delivers in Illinois, Truckstop's domestic spot market is the right place for it. Cargado fits when one of these is true on your desk:
If nothing you haul ever touches Mexico, Canada or a border city, a domestic board covers your map. The moment border freight shows up on your desk, it does not.
A Mexico move carries far more than domestic paperwork: a Mexican carrier or transload partner on the south side, a customs broker, a crossing, and security requirements that shift by corridor.
Cargado's Mexico network is vetted for it. Carriers are verified through the FMCSA and Mexico's SICT for operating authority, safety standing and permits, with CTPAT, OEA and FAST credentials tracked next to equipment, bonded status and the crossings they run, and door-to-door carriers and transload partners are labeled as such.
Mexico rate benchmarks come from bids vetted carriers placed on real freight, shown as low, mid and high bands over a trailing 12-week window with a confidence score. Thin lanes get a low score instead of an invented number.
Canada looks like the easy border on paper. Bonded and in-bond moves, clearance at the crossing, reefer and open deck capacity concentrated in a few corridors, and Quebec freight in French all change how a load gets covered.
Canadian carriers get the same vetting and continuous monitoring as the rest of the network, and chat translates instantly between English, Spanish and French. Rate coverage on United States to Canada and domestic Canada lanes is newer than the Mexico corridors and expanding, with a confidence score on every lane.
How users are counted. Truckstop's published load board pricing is set per user: plan footnotes read "Price per user. Up to 3 users." and, higher up, "Price per 3 users. Up to 9 users." Growing the desk grows the bill or hits a cap. Cargado includes unlimited users on every plan, so the whole desk shares one account. Carriers pay nothing on Cargado; Truckstop publishes paid carrier plans.
Who gets in. Truckstop runs an open load board, which is what gives it domestic depth. Cargado is invite-only on both sides, references are checked before anyone posts or bids, and integrations flag legal-status changes, fraud risk and safety issues continuously. Broker workspaces stay private: postings reach matched vetted carriers, never other brokers.
What the rates are made of. Most rate products benchmark U.S. domestic freight from surveys, factoring data or historical averages, and go quiet at the border. Cargado's 12,000+ lane benchmarks are built from bids vetted carriers placed on real Mexico and Canada freight, in the platform, in an Excel add-in for RFPs, and over the API.
Most brokers who add Cargado keep Truckstop. Deep-interior domestic freight stays where the domestic liquidity is; Mexico and Canada freight, and the U.S. legs to and from border cities that feed it, run on the network built and vetted for them. Cargado integrates with McLeod, Turvo and Tai, connects over API, and does not broker freight, own trucks, or take a cut.
Bring three Mexico or Canada lanes you quote today. We will show you live rates and the vetted carriers who would cover them. Carrier access is at no cost.
No. Truckstop is built for U.S. domestic spot freight. Cargado is built for Mexico and Canada freight, including U.S. loads to and from border cities like El Paso to Charlotte. Most brokers run both.
No. Every plan includes unlimited users, priced on the value a brokerage gets. Carriers join and bid at no cost.
Multi-step onboarding with broker references, FMCSA and SICT verification, and tracked CTPAT, OEA and FAST credentials, with continuous monitoring after signup.
12,000+ lanes. United States to Mexico in both directions is deepest, with United States to Canada and domestic Canada expanding. Every lane carries a confidence score.
Yes. Access is at no cost for vetted carriers, so a carrier can keep a domestic subscription elsewhere and run Mexico and Canada loads on Cargado.