Owned, not brokered
Roughly 200 company tractors and 300 trailers. We do not subcontract your freight to whoever the load board coughs up — capacity we can actually stand behind.
Est. 2002 · Brampton, Ontario
Cross-border freight,
moved with conviction.
Alpha Trans runs 200 company tractors across the Canada–USA border — owned outright, driven by FAST-approved operators, tracked in real time — and our service runs all the way to and from Mexico. No broker chains, no missed loads. The capacity we promise is the capacity you get.
CT-PATFASTPIPSmartWayHAZMATCSA
Who we are
A family-run carrier that answers the phone at 2 a.m. — and actually fixes the problem.
Alpha Trans was founded in Brampton in 2002 by the Saini family. Two decades on, we are still family-owned, still based on East Drive, and still doing what we have always done: running our own fleet between Canada and the USA with a level of operational care that brokerages cannot match at scale.
Most carriers our size have long since become brokers with trucks on the side. We went the other way — and our customers have stayed 10, 15, even 20 years because of it.
- Asset-based: ~200 company tractors and 300 trailers, never a load board
- Bonded in Canada and the USA, with service all the way to and from Mexico
- One dispatcher owns your load end to end, around the clock
What we move
Six services. One carrier. Full accountability.
Whether it is a single pallet of pharmaceuticals or a dedicated fleet running weekly auto-parts lanes, the same phone number reaches the same dispatcher — and the same accountability for getting it there.
Truckload
FTL & LTL Trucking
Dedicated dry-van FTL and consolidated LTL across Canada, the USA, and the GTA — on 300 company trailers, never a load board.
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Dedicated
Dedicated Trucking
Fixed equipment and drivers on your recurring lanes — consistent capacity, consistent rates, no spot-market variability.
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Expedited
Expedited Freight
Team-driver, non-stop service with guaranteed windows and FAST-lane crossings — Brampton to LA in about 48 hours.
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Temperature-controlled
Refrigerated Trucking
150 multi-temp reefers, −20 °F to 70 °F, with continuous logging and a documented cold chain across the border.
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Canada ⇄ USA ⇄ Mexico
Cross-Border Services
Six border certifications, bonded in Canada and the USA with service to and from Mexico, FAST-lane clearance, and clean paperwork transmitted before the truck arrives.
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Warehousing
Warehousing & Cross-Dock
20,000 sq ft in Brampton — minutes from the 407, 410, and QEW. Storage, consolidation, and cross-docking that keeps freight moving.
Learn moreThe fleet, in full
Numbers that matter — when the load you are trying to cover is yours.
3 Countries served
200 Company tractors
24/7 Live dispatch
6 Border certifications
The equipment
Every tractor. Every trailer. Ours.
Asset-based capacity is not a slogan here — it is the whole operating model. When the spot market tightens before a retail peak or an automotive line goes down at midnight, the truck is ours to send, not someone else's to find.
- 200 tractors — late-model, ELD-compliant, satellite-tracked, maintained on a 15,000 km cycle at our own Brampton shop.
- 150 dry vans — 53-ft tandem-axle, air-ride, logistic-post and swing-door configurations for freight that cannot take a rough ride.
- 150 multi-temp reefers — −20 °F to 70 °F, continuous logging, drift alerts, and CFIA/FDA-compliant cold chain end to end.
Industries we know cold
Your freight is not generic. Our approach to it should not be either.
A reefer load of Ontario cherries has nothing in common with a just-in-time brake-rotor run to Michigan. Both are our daily business — and we know the difference down to the paperwork.
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Automotive
Automotive & OEM
Team-driver, FAST-lane, JIT freight for OEMs and tier suppliers — built for lines where a missed shipment is a production shutdown.
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Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage
Multi-temp reefer freight with continuous logging, CFIA/FDA compliance, and washouts between loads — cross-border food is our specialty.
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Retail & CPG
Retail & CPG
Appointment-driven DC distribution, peak-season capacity on 200 company tractors, and consolidation from our Brampton warehouse.
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Inbound materials and outbound finished goods on dedicated and cross-border capacity — HAZMAT certified, bonded in both countries.
Why shippers stay
The advantages that keep freight on our trucks.
Asset-based capacity, trusted-trader clearance, and a dispatcher who answers — the reasons our customer relationships outlast most carriers in this lane.
Six border certifications
CT-PAT, FAST, PIP, SmartWay, HAZMAT, and CSA. Your freight clears as a known, low-risk shipment in a dedicated lane the border already trusts.
Bonded, all the way to Mexico
Canadian and US bonded carrier, so in-bond shipments cross without third-party bonding or the delay that comes with it — and our service runs all the way to and from Mexico.
24/7 live dispatch
One number, and a real person answers — weekends, holidays, 3 a.m. No call tree, no voicemail, no ticket queue between you and your load.
In-house maintenance
Preventive maintenance on a 15,000 km cycle at our own Brampton shop. Fewer breakdowns, fewer service failures, fewer surprises for your supply chain.
Family-owned since 2002
The Saini family started Alpha Trans and still runs it. You are working with operators, not a portfolio company optimizing for next quarter.
Trusted-trader certified · Bonded in Canada and the USA · Service to and from Mexico
We could have become a broker with trucks on the side. We went the other way — and that is exactly why our customers have stayed for two decades.
The Saini family · Founders, Alpha Trans
Cross-border freight, answered
Is Alpha Trans an asset-based carrier or a freight broker?
Asset-based. We own and operate roughly 200 company tractors and 300 trailers out of Brampton, Ontario, driven by FAST-approved operators we employ. Your freight never gets posted to a load board or handed to a subcontractor we found that morning — the capacity we quote is the capacity that shows up.
Which border crossings does Alpha Trans run, and how do you avoid delays?
We run daily lanes through Windsor–Detroit, Fort Erie–Buffalo, and Sarnia–Port Huron, with quick access from Brampton via the 407, 410, and QEW. CT-PAT, FAST, and PIP trusted-trader status moves our freight in dedicated, pre-screened lanes, and our ACI/eManifest paperwork is transmitted before the truck reaches the booth — so loads clear at the border instead of waiting at it.
What types of freight can you move between Canada and the USA?
Full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) dry van, multi-temp refrigerated from −20 °F to 70 °F, dedicated fleet on your recurring lanes, and team-driver expedited for time-critical, just-in-time freight. We are HAZMAT-certified and bonded in both countries, with warehousing and cross-dock at our 20,000 sq ft Brampton facility.
Do you ship to and from Mexico?
Yes. We provide bonded service all the way to and from Mexico, from Canada and the USA. Your freight travels in an Alpha Trans trailer and stays under our insurance from pickup to delivery, with our 24/7 dispatch desk as your one point of contact the whole way.
How fast can Alpha Trans turn around a quote?
Most quotes are answered in under an hour during office hours, and dispatch is staffed 24/7 — including weekends and holidays. One phone number reaches a real dispatcher who knows our fleet, our lanes, and your load; there is no call tree, no voicemail queue, and no broker passing you along.
Is your refrigerated freight compliant for food and pharma?
Yes. Our 150 multi-temp reefers log temperature continuously from pickup to proof of delivery, alert dispatch on any drift off setpoint, and deliver a full printout with the freight. Reefer washouts between loads are standard, and our cold chain meets CFIA and FDA requirements so it holds up to any receiver or auditor.
How long has Alpha Trans been in business, and who owns it?
Alpha Trans was founded in Brampton in 2002 by the Saini family and is still family-owned and family-run from the same East Drive headquarters more than two decades later. Many of our shipper relationships have run 10, 15, even 20 years — because we stayed an operating carrier instead of becoming a broker with trucks on the side.
Ready when you are
Quotes answered in under an hour. Dispatch answers 24/7.
No hold music, no call tree, no broker passing you along — a dispatcher who knows our fleet, our lanes, and your load.
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