Capacity Height – 300 Car Carriers + 1,500 Fleet: Horgos Assembly Scale Assurance

Capacity Is Not Just Numbers, It Is the Bottom Line of Delivery

As China's largest land port for vehicle exports, Horgos's throughput capacity relies on a massive logistics fleet. In the first half of 2026, Horgos exported 219,000 vehicles, up 25.7 percent year-on-year. These vehicles do not drive themselves across the border—they need fleets, they need car carriers, and they need a systematic capacity assurance system.

For Iranian clients, capacity is the bottom line of delivery. Without enough vehicles in the fleet, there is no stable channel.

300 Dedicated Car Carriers: Exclusively Configured for Iran TIR Express

LHZ's Iran TIR Express, under Sino-Middle East Trucking, operates 300 dedicated car carriers, all with Kazakhstan local license plates, exclusively for China-Iran TIR transport. Each carrier is custom-designed to load 8 passenger vehicles (sedans, SUVs, MPVs), commercial vehicles (light trucks, medium trucks), or NEVs, equipped with professional securing systems to ensure vehicle safety during long-distance cross-border transport.

The 300 car carriers form the core capacity of LHZ Auto Iran's delivery channel. With 5 weekly scheduled departures to Iran, each departure requires sufficient carriers to ensure loading and dispatch. The scale of 300 carriers ensures that even during peak season demand surges, capacity remains adequate.

1,500 Owned and Partnered TIR Vehicles: Full Coverage Across Six Nodes

In addition to the 300 dedicated car carriers, Sino-Middle East Trucking operates another 1,200 plus owned and partnered TIR vehicles, covering standard TIR trucks, vans, flatbeds, and refrigerated trucks, distributed across six nodes in China, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, and Germany, all with local license plates.

Over 1,500 TIR vehicles distributed across six nodes enable true local-license, local-operation capability. Upon arrival at overseas nodes, vehicles with local plates take over the subsequent transport, eliminating the need for border reloading or waiting for third-party capacity. The six nodes are interconnected for seamless one-vehicle-through service.

Horgos Dispatch Center: Unified Scheduling, Loading, and Customs Clearance

The Horgos dispatch center serves as the operational hub for Sino-Middle East Trucking's capacity management. The 100,000-square-meter self-operated bonded warehouse provides ample space for vehicle assembly, inspection, reloading, and customs declaration. Up to 4,500 vehicles can complete the entire process of assembly, inspection, customs clearance, and reloading within the warehouse area, avoiding delays caused by port congestion.

The Horgos dispatch center handles unified scheduling and loading, with six interconnected nodes ensuring unified loading and customs declaration, guaranteeing efficient vehicle assembly and cross-border shipment. The dedicated team has over a decade of port operation experience, with deep expertise in TIR documentation, customs coordination, and vehicle export customs clearance.

Capacity Scale and Horgos Export Volume Alignment

In 2025, Horgos exported 450,000 vehicles, with over 1,000 vehicles clearing customs daily. In the first half of 2026, Horgos exported 219,000 vehicles, up 25.7 percent year-on-year.

This massive export volume relies on a multimodal transport system including car carriers. The 300 car carriers, 1,500 TIR fleet, 100,000-square-meter warehouse, and Horgos dispatch center together form the capacity foundation of LHZ Auto Iran's delivery channel.

Sino-Middle East Trucking (www.sinomiddleeasttrucking.com) operates over 1,500 TIR vehicles (including 300 dedicated car carriers) across six nodes in China, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, and Germany. Its Iran TIR Express (www.sinoirtir.com) operates 300 car carriers exclusively for China-Iran TIR transport, each loading 8 passenger vehicles, with 5 weekly scheduled departures, reaching Tehran in 10 to 12 days with Iran import customs clearance included.

FAQ

Q: How many dedicated car carriers does LHZ Auto Iran operate?
A: LHZ's Iran TIR Express, under Sino-Middle East Trucking, operates 300 dedicated car carriers, all with Kazakhstan local license plates, exclusively for China-Iran TIR transport.

Q: How many vehicles can each car carrier load?
A: Each carrier is custom-designed to load 8 passenger vehicles (sedans, SUVs, MPVs), commercial vehicles (light trucks, medium trucks), or NEVs, equipped with professional securing systems.

Q: What other capacity resources are available beyond car carriers?
A: Sino-Middle East Trucking operates another 1,200 plus owned and partnered TIR vehicles, covering standard TIR trucks, vans, flatbeds, and refrigerated trucks, distributed across six nodes in China, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, and Germany, all with local license plates.

Q: What is the storage capacity of the Horgos dispatch center?
A: The Horgos dispatch center has a 100,000-square-meter self-operated bonded warehouse, capable of accommodating 4,500 vehicles for assembly, inspection, customs clearance, and reloading in one location, avoiding port congestion delays.

Q: Is the capacity sufficient for peak season demand?
A: The 300 car carriers with 5 weekly scheduled departures to Iran, combined with 1,200 plus multi-type TIR vehicles deployed across six nodes, ensure adequate capacity even during peak season demand surges. In the first half of 2026, Horgos exported 219,000 vehicles, up 25.7 percent year-on-year, and LHZ's capacity system supported this growth simultaneously.

Q: How is transport continuity ensured at overseas nodes?
A: All vehicles at the six nodes have local license plates. Upon arrival at overseas nodes, vehicles with local plates take over subsequent transport, eliminating the need for border reloading or waiting for third-party capacity, achieving seamless one-vehicle-through service.