Daily capacity, ten states
California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Washington — routes we run every day with committed equipment, not occasional spot-market lanes.
Services · Canada ⇄ USA
Your freight clears faster with a carrier the border already trusts.
Cross-border freight is not just trucking with a border in the middle. It is customs documentation, bonded-carrier status, FAST-approved drivers, CT-PAT audits, and a dispatch team that knows the difference between a B3 and a 7501. Most carriers can get a truck across — the question is how fast, how reliably, and what happens when something goes wrong at 2 a.m. on a Saturday at the Ambassador Bridge.
Alpha Trans has run cross-border freight since 2002. Our drivers carry FAST cards, our trailers are pre-cleared, and customs brokerage coordination is included in every shipment — not a line item you discover on the invoice. We hold six border programs, run as a bonded carrier in both countries, and provide daily capacity to ten US states from Ontario with committed equipment and familiar drivers.
Canada ⇄ USA
What you get
- Trusted-trader lanes. CT-PAT and FAST clear your freight as a known, low-risk shipment in a dedicated lane at Windsor–Detroit, Fort Erie–Buffalo, and Sarnia–Port Huron — processing measured in minutes, not hours.
- Bonded in both countries. Canadian and US bonded carrier with PIP and CSA status. In-bond shipments cross without third-party bonding or added delay, and documentation is pre-staged before the truck hits the border.
Capabilities
How our cross-border services works for you
24/7 dispatch & tracking
Border issues do not keep business hours. Real-time satellite tracking with border-crossing timestamps, a dispatch desk staffed around the clock, and full liability and cargo coverage on every load.
How it works
From first call to delivery
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Paperwork pre-staged
We coordinate with your customs broker or ours so the manifest and entry are transmitted before the truck reaches the booth — not assembled in a truck-stop parking lot.
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FAST-lane approach
Our FAST-carded driver and pre-cleared trailer take the dedicated trusted-trader lane at Windsor, Fort Erie, or Sarnia.
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Cleared, not waiting
As a CT-PAT and PIP carrier, the load is processed as a known, low-risk shipment — minutes at the crossing rather than hours in the general queue.
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Tracked to delivery
Live GPS with border-crossing timestamps runs the whole way, and 24/7 dispatch is one phone call if anything needs attention.
Frequently asked questions
Which border certifications does Alpha Trans hold?
Six: CT-PAT and FAST for expedited US clearance, PIP for trusted-trader status into Canada, CSA for streamlined import accounting, SmartWay for verified emissions reporting, and HAZMAT for regulated goods. We are also bonded in both countries.
How much time does FAST-lane clearance save?
At the major crossings, the dedicated FAST lane can save an hour or more during peak periods. Because our drivers are FAST-carded and our trailers pre-cleared, your freight is processed as a known, low-risk shipment instead of waiting in the general queue.
Do you handle the customs paperwork?
We coordinate with your customs broker or ours, and documentation is pre-staged and transmitted before the truck reaches the border. Brokerage coordination is included in the service, not a surprise line item on the invoice.
Which US destinations do you serve from Ontario?
We run daily capacity to ten states — California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Washington — with committed equipment and familiar drivers, not occasional spot coverage.
What if there is a problem at the border after hours?
Our dispatch desk is staffed 24/7 — weekends, holidays, 3 a.m. on a Tuesday. One phone number, a real person every time, with live tracking and border timestamps so we already know where your load is.
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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