Cross-border trucking
Your freight clears faster with a carrier the border already trusts.
CT-PAT, FAST, and PIP certified. Bonded in both countries. FAST-lane clearance at Windsor, Fort Erie, and Sarnia. Daily capacity between Ontario and ten US states.
CT-PAT · FAST · PIP · CSA · HAZMAT — USDOT 1233399 · MC-486494 · Bonded in Canada & USA
The reality of cross-border
Cross-border freight isn’t just trucking with a border in the middle. It’s customs documentation, bonded carrier status, FAST-approved drivers, C-TPAT audits, and a dispatch team that knows the difference between a B3 and a 7501.
Most carriers can get a truck across the border. The question is how fast, how reliably, and what happens when something goes wrong at 2am on a Saturday at the Ambassador Bridge.
Alpha Trans has been running cross-border freight since 2002. Our drivers carry FAST cards. Our trailers are pre-cleared. Our customs brokerage coordination is included in every shipment — not a line item you discover on the invoice.
Border certifications
Six programs. Every one of them earned, audited, and maintained.
CT-PAT
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. US CBP grants expedited processing to carriers who meet strict supply chain security standards. Our CT-PAT status means fewer inspections and faster release at every US port of entry.
FAST
Free and Secure Trade. Dedicated FAST lanes at major border crossings for pre-approved drivers and carriers. While standard trucks wait in line, our FAST-carded drivers use a separate lane with processing times measured in minutes, not hours.
PIP
Partners in Protection. Canada’s equivalent program administered by CBSA. Combined with CT-PAT, we’re pre-cleared on both sides of the border — a dual certification that most carriers don’t carry because of the audit requirements.
CSA
Customs Self Assessment. Streamlined accounting and payment for Canadian imports. Reduces processing time and simplifies trade compliance for repeat importers.
SmartWay
EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership. We track and report fuel efficiency and emissions data. For shippers with ESG reporting requirements, our SmartWay data goes directly into your Scope 3 calculations.
HAZMAT
Hazardous Materials certified drivers and equipment. We haul regulated goods that most carriers turn away — chemicals, industrial materials, and dangerous goods classified under TDG and 49 CFR.
Lanes & routes
Daily capacity to ten US states from Ontario.
California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Washington. These aren’t spot-market lanes we occasionally service — they’re routes we run every single day with committed equipment and familiar drivers.
Border crossingsWindsor-Detroit (Ambassador Bridge & Tunnel), Fort Erie-Buffalo (Peace Bridge), Sarnia-Port Huron (Blue Water Bridge)
Equipment on cross-border lanes200 company-owned tractors, 150 dry van 53-ft trailers, 150 reefer 53-ft trailers. ELD-compliant, satellite-tracked, maintained on a 15,000 km cycle.
What you get
The operational details that separate us from the quote you got for less.
Customs brokerage coordination
We work with your customs broker or ours. Either way, documentation is pre-staged before the truck hits the border — not assembled in a truck stop parking lot.
Real-time satellite tracking
Every tractor is GPS-tracked. Your logistics team sees live location, ETA updates, and border-crossing timestamps — not a status call to a dispatcher who hasn’t heard from the driver.
24/7 dispatch
Border issues don’t happen during business hours. Our dispatch desk is staffed around the clock — weekends, holidays, 3am on a Tuesday. One phone number, a real person every time.
Comprehensive liability coverage
Full liability and cargo coverage on every load. Your compliance team won’t have to chase us for a certificate — we send it before you ask.
Related services
Cross-border pairs well with these.
Refrigerated & Reefer
150 reefer trailers. -20°F to 70°F. Continuous temp logs. CFIA and FDA compliant across the border.
Expedited & Team Drivers
Two drivers, non-stop. Brampton to LA in 48 hours. FAST-lane clearance on every expedited cross-border load.
FTL & LTL
Full truckload or single pallet. Cross-border LTL with consolidation at our Brampton warehouse.
Ready when you are
Get a cross-border quote in under an hour.
Tell us the origin, destination, commodity, and weight. We’ll come back with a rate and a realistic transit time — not a range.
or call (905) 799-1525 · email info@alphatransltd.com