The Laredo corridor
One crossing. Six named plants.
We treat the Nuevo Laredo bridge as a scheduled step in the run, with our own B-1 drivers on both sides of it.
The load never changes hands at the bridge.
In a common transfer model, freight passes from a Mexican carrier to a transfer driver and then to a long-haul carrier. Our company B-1 drivers cross the load themselves, so the load, the seal and the accountability stay with us through the crossing.
Common transfer model
- Mexican carrier
- Transfer yard
- Transfer driver
- US yard
- Long-haul carrier
Fast Freight Logistics
- Loaded
- At bridge
- Cleared
- Line-side
Schematic. Handoffs in a transfer model vary by shipper and crossing.
Four milestones, one cadence.
Loaded
SHIPPER, MX
Loaded at the shipper in Mexico and sealed. The first update names the unit, the seal and the time of the next message.
At bridge
NUEVO LAREDO
The company B-1 driver takes the load into the commercial lanes at Nuevo Laredo. An inspection hold is reported with the time it started.
Cleared
LAREDO, TX
Cleared through US Customs in Laredo and northbound on I-35. The update names the next check-in.
Line-side
MIDWEST PLANT
Delivered to the plant appointment. The load closes with the seal verified at delivery.
Named lanes into the industrial Midwest.
Depth in one corridor: consolidated lanes we run on our own equipment.
- Illinois
- Chicago, Bedford Park
- Wisconsin
- Rhinelander, Lancaster
- Indiana
- Indianapolis
- Ohio
- Mentor
- 1
- Border crossing
- 4
- Midwest states served
- 6
- Named plant lanes
Dedicated local capacity around Laredo.
Three local tractors are assigned to Laredo and a 600-mile radius, separate from the long-haul fleet.
- Local tractors
- 3
- Radius from Laredo
- 600mi
Built for just-in-time programs.
Freight that has to land line-side on a plant appointment.
- Automotive
- Appliance
- Packaging
Plan a lane with dispatch.
Tell us the origin, the plant and the appointment window.