Asset-based, not asset-light
200 company-owned tractors and 300 trailers. We do not subcontract your freight to someone we found on a load board 20 minutes ago.
Why Alpha Trans
The difference between a carrier that shows up and one that doesn't.
Anyone can send a quote. The question is what happens after you book the load — when the border backs up, the reefer throws a code, or the receiver moves the window.
You can get a freight quote from anyone. That is the easy part. The gap between a good carrier and a budget carrier only shows up after the load is booked — when the driver is late, the border is backed up, or the receiver changes the appointment window.
The budget carrier hands you a tracking link and a ticket number. Alpha Trans hands you a dispatcher who picks up the phone, knows your load, and fixes the problem before you have to ask. We have been doing this since 2002, and our customers have stayed 10, 15, and 20 years — because when the freight matters, the carrier matters.
What sets us apart
Seven things you won't find on most carrier packets.
No re-brokered freight, no portfolio-company shortcuts, no voicemail at 3 a.m. Just the operational basics done properly, every load.
Family-owned for 20+ years
The Saini family started this company in 2002 and still runs it. You are not dealing with a portfolio company optimizing for next quarter.
24/7 live dispatch
One number, and a real person answers — weekends, holidays, 3 a.m. No call tree, no voicemail, no ticket queue.
Six border certifications
CT-PAT, FAST, PIP, SmartWay, HAZMAT, CSA. Your freight clears faster with a carrier the border already trusts.
Comprehensive coverage
Full liability and cargo coverage through a major insurer — your compliance team will not have to chase us for a certificate.
Bonded in both countries
Canadian and US bonded carrier. In-bond shipments cross without delays or third-party bonding arrangements.
In-house maintenance
Preventive maintenance on a 15,000 km cycle at our own Brampton shop. Fewer breakdowns, fewer service failures, fewer problems for your supply chain.
Asset-based by design
We bought more trucks while the industry sold them off.
In an industry that drifted toward brokerage — asset-light, commission-driven, willing to hand your load to whoever is cheapest that week — we went the other way.
- 200 company-owned tractors and 300 trailers, maintained in our own Brampton shop.
- Drivers we employ and dispatch we run — no commission desk between you and the truck.
- Our name on every trailer, and a dispatch phone that stays live 24 hours a day.
The operation
Two decades of cross-border freight, on our own equipment.
2002 Family-owned since
200 Company tractors
24/7 Live dispatch
6 Border certifications
How it works
From quote to delivery, one carrier owns the whole move.
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Tell us the lane
Send the pickup, the delivery, the commodity, and the timing. A quote comes back in under an hour — from a dispatcher, not a bot.
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We assign our own truck
Your freight is matched to a company tractor and an employed driver who runs the lane. No load board, no last-minute subcontracting.
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Trusted-trader crossing
Paperwork is transmitted before the truck reaches the booth, and your load clears the border in a pre-screened FAST lane as a known shipper.
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One desk owns it end to end
The same 24/7 dispatch tracks the load to delivery and fixes whatever comes up — one point of contact, start to finish.
They don't want the cheapest carrier on a spot-market board. They want the one that shows up — and keeps showing up.
Why our customers stay 10, 15, 20 years
Trusted-trader and registration credentials
Why Alpha Trans — your questions
What does "asset-based carrier" actually mean for my freight?
It means your load rides on the 200 tractors and 300 trailers we own and the drivers we employ — never re-brokered to whoever is cheapest on a load board that morning. When you book Alpha Trans, the capacity you were quoted is the capacity that shows up.
How is Alpha Trans different from a freight broker?
A broker sells you a price and then goes shopping for a truck to cover it, so your service depends on a carrier you never chose. We are the carrier. One company owns the equipment, employs the drivers, runs the dispatch desk, and answers for the result — there is no third party to pass the blame to.
What happens if something goes wrong after I book the load?
You call one number and a dispatcher who already knows your load picks up — 24/7, weekends and holidays included. When the border backs up, a reefer throws a code, or a receiver moves the window, we work the problem before you have to ask, not after a ticket sits in a queue.
Does being family-owned change the service I get?
The Saini family started Alpha Trans in 2002 and still runs it — 24 years on. You are not dealing with a private-equity portfolio optimizing for next quarter; you are dealing with owners whose name is on the company, which is why customers stay 10, 15, and 20 years.
Why do border certifications matter when I pick a carrier?
CT-PAT, FAST, PIP, SmartWay, HAZMAT, and CSA make Alpha Trans a known, low-risk shipper to both customs agencies, so your freight moves through trusted-trader lanes instead of the general queue. Bonded in both Canada and the USA, in-bond shipments cross without third-party bonding or added delay.
Will your compliance and insurance documentation hold up to my audit?
Full liability and cargo coverage runs through a major insurer, and our maintenance records, temperature logs, and certificates are ready on request — your compliance team will not have to chase us. We are registered and active in both countries (USDOT 1233399, MC-486494, SCAC APHN).
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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