Trusted-trader certified
CT-PAT · FAST · PIP · SmartWay · HAZMAT · CSA. Six certifications the border already trusts — so your freight clears as a known, low-risk shipment instead of waiting in the general queue.
About Alpha Trans
Family-owned. Fleet-heavy.
Unapologetically operational.
A family-owned, asset-based carrier running our own tractors across the Canada–USA border since 2002. The capacity we promise is the capacity you get.
Our story
Founded in Brampton in 2002. Still family-run today.
Alpha Trans was founded in Brampton, Ontario in 2002 by the Saini family. More than 23 years later we are still family-owned, still operating out of East Drive, and still running our own tractors across the border every single day.
In an industry that has drifted toward brokerage — asset-light, commission-driven, willing to hand your load to whoever is cheapest that week — we went the other way. We bought more trucks. We hired more drivers. We put our name on every trailer, and our dispatch phone stays live 24 hours a day.
That is why our customers stay 10, 15, 20 years. They do not want the cheapest carrier on a spot-market board. They want the one that shows up — and keeps showing up.
The operation
Measured in trucks, trailers, and miles.
200 Company tractors
150 Dry van trailers
150 Multi-temp reefers
20K Sq ft warehouse
Credentials
Certified, bonded, registered — and accountable for all of it.
The border, your insurer, and your compliance team all ask the same question: can we trust this carrier? Here is the paperwork that answers it.
Bonded in both countries
A Canadian and US bonded carrier. In-bond shipments cross without third-party bonding arrangements or the added delay of arranging them load by load.
Registered and accountable
USDOT 1233399 · MC-486494 · SCAC APHN. Comprehensive liability and cargo coverage your compliance team can verify before the first load.
The Brampton facility
105 East Drive, Brampton, Ontario — a 20,000 sq ft warehouse and cross-dock at the centre of the GTA, minutes from Highway 407, 410, and the QEW.
Trusted-trader and registration credentials
We did not get bigger by handing your freight to a stranger. We bought more trucks, hired more drivers, and put our name on every trailer.
The Saini family · Alpha Trans
About Alpha Trans
Is Alpha Trans an asset-based carrier or a broker?
Asset-based. We own roughly 200 company tractors and run 150 dry vans and 150 multi-temp reefers, with our own drivers. Your freight rides on our equipment — never subcontracted off a load board to whoever is cheapest that week.
How long has Alpha Trans been in business?
The Saini family founded Alpha Trans in Brampton, Ontario in 2002, and the company is still family-owned and operated more than 23 years later out of 105 East Drive.
Which border certifications does Alpha Trans hold?
CT-PAT and FAST for clearance into the USA, PIP for clearance into Canada, plus SmartWay, HAZMAT, and CSA. We are also a bonded carrier in both Canada and the USA, so in-bond freight crosses without third-party bonding.
Where is Alpha Trans located and which crossings do you serve?
Our headquarters and 20,000 sq ft warehouse sit at 105 East Drive, Brampton, Ontario, with direct access to Highway 407, 410, and the QEW and fast runs to all three major crossings: Windsor–Detroit, Fort Erie–Buffalo, and Sarnia–Port Huron.
What does family-owned actually mean for me as a shipper?
It means continuity. You are not dealing with a portfolio company optimizing for next quarter — many of our customers have stayed 10, 15, and 20 years because the same family-run operation, the same 24/7 dispatch, and the same equipment keep showing up.
Does Alpha Trans maintain its own equipment?
Yes. Every tractor is company-owned and maintained on a 15,000 km preventive-maintenance cycle at our own Brampton shop, with records any auditor or shipper can review on request — fewer breakdowns, fewer service failures for your supply chain.
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.
Request a quoteor call (905) 799-1525 · toll-free 1-888-559-0010