Chicago, IL
→ Dallas, TX
Top-three US intermodal corridor. Chicago is the largest rail-truck transfer hub in North America; Dallas is the southern anchor of the I-35 NAFTA corridor that ends at Laredo. Backhaul volumes are usually heavier than headhauls, which compresses spot rates south.
- Dry van
- Intermodal
- →Chicago rail intermodal
- →Texas distribution
- →Cross-border Mexico onward
How flat 5% lands on a Chicago–Dallas load
A 925-mile dry-van load through a traditional broker — say, $2,700 all-in — typically loses $486 to the broker's spread (industry-average 18%, per FreightWaves). The carrier sees only $2,214, the shipper paid the full $2,700, and the difference funds a call-center.
On GetHaulDirect, the same load posts at $2,700 — and the carrier sees $2,565 (you keep the broker spread, the platform fee is $135 flat). Across a year of Chicago–Dallas volume, the gap is real money. See your annual savings →
Carriers running this lane are FMCSA-verified (active authority + insurance on file) and identity-cleared through Sumsub before they can accept a load. The matching engine routes loads to whoever fits the Chicago pickup window first — no auction, no double-brokering.