Service Area
Freight Broker in Houston, TX
The American Truck is a licensed, bonded freight broker (MC# 1631835) that moves truckload, LTL, drayage and cross-border freight into and out of Houston every day. We don't run a Houston terminal — we're a nationwide brokerage that sources vetted carriers on Gulf Coast lanes and manages your shipment end to end. From a single hot load to recurring energy-sector volume, we cover it.
The Houston freight market
Houston is the largest metro in Texas and the fourth-largest in the US, anchored by the nation's biggest petrochemical complex along the Houston Ship Channel. Port Houston is the busiest US port for foreign waterborne tonnage and handles more containers than any other port in the Gulf. The region's energy, refining and chemical manufacturing base generates enormous flows of raw materials, resins, machinery and packaged goods that move by truck to the port and inland. Houston is also a primary gateway for cross-border trade with Mexico via the I-35 and I-45 corridors. That mix of port, energy and manufacturing freight makes capacity tight and lane pricing volatile, which is exactly where a broker earns its keep.
Highways, rail & ports
Houston sits at the junction of I-10 (the main east-west Sunbelt corridor), I-45 to Dallas, and I-69/US-59 feeding cross-border traffic toward Laredo. Port Houston's Barbours Cut and Bayport container terminals drive heavy drayage demand, and Union Pacific and BNSF operate intermodal ramps in the metro. George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) adds air-cargo lift for time-critical freight.
High-volume lanes from Houston
- Houston, TX → Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX → Laredo, TX
- Houston, TX → Atlanta, GA
- Houston, TX → Chicago, IL
- Houston, TX → Los Angeles, CA
- Houston, TX → New Orleans, LA
Industries we move in Houston
- Oil, gas and energy equipment
- Petrochemicals, resins and plastics
- Chemical manufacturing
- Industrial and construction machinery
- Building materials
- Food and beverage distribution
Services we broker in Houston
Houston freight questions
Can you handle container drayage from Port Houston?
Yes. We arrange drayage from Barbours Cut and Bayport container terminals to warehouses and rail ramps across the metro. Because port congestion and chassis availability swing week to week, we book carriers who work these terminals regularly and track appointment and demurrage windows so containers move before free time runs out.
Do you move hazmat and chemical freight out of the Houston petrochemical corridor?
We source carriers with the proper hazmat endorsements and equipment for placarded and chemical loads originating along the Ship Channel and Bayport. Every carrier is vetted for authority, insurance and safety scores before we tender a load, which matters more than usual on regulated freight.
How do you handle cross-border shipments from Houston into Mexico?
Houston freight bound for Mexico typically runs down I-69/US-59 to the Laredo gateway, where it's handed to a Mexican carrier. We coordinate the US linehaul, the border crossing and customs handoff so your shipment moves through Laredo without sitting idle on either side.
SHIPPING FREIGHT IN HOUSTON?
Send us your lane and load details — we'll source vetted capacity and quote it fast.