Live loads on this route
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Distances
- Dallas → Chicago: about 925 miles
- Houston → Chicago: about 1,080 miles
- Laredo → Chicago: about 1,380 miles
Transit time
About two days from Dallas, two and a half to three days from Laredo, with one driver. Under FMCSA hours-of-service rules a property-carrying driver may drive 11 hours within a 14-hour window and must take a 30-minute break after 8 hours of driving, so one driver covers roughly 500–600 miles a day.
Typical freight
- Mexican cross-border freight via Laredo
- Petrochemical and plastics products
- Manufactured goods
- Food and beverages
Tolls, bans and documents
Hours of service
Under FMCSA hours-of-service rules a property-carrying driver may drive 11 hours within a 14-hour window and must take a 30-minute break after 8 hours of driving, so one driver covers roughly 500–600 miles a day.
Cross-border freight
Loads that crossed from Mexico at Laredo travel under US customs clearance or in-bond; check the paperwork before accepting.
Tips for carriers
- Chicago is a large outbound market — search there for the reload rather than running empty south.
Questions
How far is Laredo from Chicago?
About 1,380 miles, usually two and a half to three days with one driver.
Carriers and brokers on this route
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