Truck dispatch in San Antonio, TX

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Freight in San Antonio

San Antonio sits on I-35 between Laredo, the busiest truck port on the Mexico border, and Austin and Dallas to the north. I-10 crosses it on the way from El Paso to Houston, and I-37 runs to Corpus Christi. That makes it both a stop for border freight moving north and a manufacturing and distribution center of its own.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas builds Tundras and Sequoias in a 2.2-million-square-foot plant on the south side, with 23 on-site suppliers, and in July 2026 announced a $3.6 billion second assembly line. International builds Class 6–8 diesel and electric trucks at a 900,000-square-foot plant that started production in 2022, and JCB announced a construction equipment plant in 2023. H-E-B is adding a $175 million refrigerated distribution facility at its Foster Road campus in San Antonio. Port San Antonio, a 1,900-acre campus with a runway, the East Kelly Railport and access to I-10, I-35 and I-37, had about 18,000 people working there in 2024.

Major shippers and freight hubs

Listed for context from official sources. Fleetorica isn't affiliated with these companies, and we don't claim them as customers.

Main routes and truck traffic

The highways most loads in and out of San Antonio run on: I-35, I-10, I-37, I-410 (Loop 410), Loop 1604, US 90, US 281.

I-35 runs south to Laredo and north to Austin, Dallas and Oklahoma. I-10 heads west through the Hill Country toward El Paso and east through Seguin to Houston, and I-37 runs southeast to Corpus Christi. US 90 goes west toward Del Rio, and US 281 north and south. Loop 410 and Loop 1604 circle the city and reach the airport, Port San Antonio and the warehouse parks. Those corridors carry most of the loads we book out of San Antonio.

TxDOT's 2024 review of the I-35 corridor found about 17,000 trucks a day on average along I-35 in Texas in 2022, with some segments carrying 24,000 to 30,000, and said 19 of Texas' 100 most congested road segments are on I-35. The worst of them are in Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth, so a load north out of San Antonio usually hits its slowest miles there.

Lane planner: what a load out of San Antonio really pays

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Miles are estimates (straight-line distance × 1.13). Check your truck GPS before you accept a load. Driving days assume the 11-hour driving limit.

Who hauls out of San Antonio

Most for-hire carriers based in San Antonio are small: more than six in ten run a single truck or less. That's who we work for: owner-operators and small fleets who want a dispatcher handling the load boards, broker calls and paperwork.

Largest for-hire carriers based in San Antonio

By trucks reported to FMCSA, from the Company Census File for companies with a physical address in San Antonio, TX, as of October 7, 2026. Listed for reference only; Fleetorica isn't affiliated with these companies. Check any carrier or broker with our carrier and broker lookup.

Truck parking and weigh stations

Locations and features are from TxDOT's rest area pages, checked October 2026. TxDOT doesn't post truck space counts on these pages, so we plan your stop before you roll. Source

Weigh stations

Texas DPS opened the Seguin Inspection Facility in Guadalupe County in 2020, on I-10 eastbound at mile 620. DPS calls it the most advanced truck inspection facility in Texas, with weigh-in-motion, over-height and brake heat sensors and a 90-foot platform scale. Source

We couldn't find a permanent weigh station in Bexar County on I-35, I-37 or I-10 west of the city. Source

Freight calendar for San Antonio and Texas

When freight picks up in and around San Antonio. Bars show the months; each line links its official source.

What we book, by truck type

Dry van

Auto parts, retail and e-commerce freight keep dry vans busy, along with border freight moving up I-35 from Laredo. We look for reloads close to San Antonio so you're not deadheading out of the metro.

Reefer

Grocery distribution, Rio Grande Valley citrus from October to May and South Texas onions in spring give reefers work. We check temperatures and appointment times on every load.

Flatbed

Construction equipment, electrical gear and plant machinery move in and out of the area's factories. We check securement, tarp needs and permits before we book.

Box truck

Regional retail and final-mile freight around Loop 410 and Loop 1604 suits 26-foot box trucks.

Power only

Preloaded trailers and drop-and-hook freight out of San Antonio warehouses work well for power only units.

How we dispatch here

• We check I-35 conditions on DriveTexas before routing north, and plan appointment times around Austin and Dallas traffic
• Eastbound I-10 loads pass the Texas DPS inspection facility at Seguin, mile 620, so we make sure your paperwork and equipment are in order
• We plan pickups and deliveries near downtown around Fiesta San Antonio, April 15–25, 2027
• TxDOT lists separate truck parking at the Guadalupe County (I-10) and Medina County (I-35) rest areas but no counts, so we plan your stop before you roll
• Interstate carriers only need their USDOT number and MC. Loads that start and end in Texas need TxDMV intrastate operating authority

State rules, permits and taxes are on our Texas dispatch page.

Pricing

a percentage of the load's gross, quoted for your truck and lanes, charged only on loads we book. No contract, and your first load is free.

Other cities we cover in Texas

Austin · Dallas · El Paso · Fort Worth · Houston · Laredo

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