Shippers across the country already trust Amazon Freight to move full truckloads with the reliability and visibility their operations demand. Now, that same standard extends to less-than-truckload (LTL) freight. Amazon’s LTL service is officially open for all businesses to any type of destination, bringing the network, technology, and reliability of Amazon’s supply chain to palletized shipments.
“We kept hearing the same thing from shippers: ‘I need LTL that performs like my full truckload service,’” says Jim Ruiz, Director at Amazon Freight. “That’s a high bar, and it’s exactly the one we set for ourselves. This launch is our answer to that challenge and built on the same operational backbone that moves Amazon shipments.”
When we first launched inbound LTL last year, it was built for smaller shippers moving loads into Amazon fulfillment centers. Now, as part of Amazon Supply Chain Services, we have opened up more Amazon capabilities.
Whether you’re a budding business or a large enterprise, you can tap into Amazon’s logistics network for your LTL freight the same way thousands of shippers already do for FTL. This includes shipping to your own warehouses, distribution centers, and retail locations, as well as Amazon fulfillment centers.
“We’ve worked with Amazon Freight on the truckload side for over four years, so when they launched LTL, adding it was an easy decision,” says Zech Hintz, Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Pattern. “Having flexibility for both truckload and LTL through a single provider in Amazon Freight has simplified our operations in ways we didn’t expect.”
You can start receiving quotes for LTL loads immediately by creating an account in our portal. Enterprise-level shippers can contact our team to learn more.
A new approach to a longtime service
Amazon Freight LTL is built on Amazon’s own operational capabilities and the same foundation that powers Amazon’s supply chain at scale. With terminals across the country and a fleet of 80,000+ trailers, our network is designed to move your palletized freight efficiently and reliably.
Qualified shippers get access to a unified, multi-modal drop trailer pool shared across both FTL and LTL. So, when Amazon trailers are in your yard, you don’t have to waste time sorting through which ones are for FTL and which ones are for LTL before you load them. The result is improved dock door utilization and faster facility turnover.
“What has impressed us most is the drop trailer pool,” says Hintz. “Our warehouse teams load on their own schedule instead of racing against a driver’s clock, which has reduced dock congestion and kept throughput steady.”
Every pickup and delivery is handled by drivers who are experienced in LTL operations. These are high-performing carriers to ensure we have capacity that meets shipper requirements. It also means experience where it counts most: careful freight handling that protects shipment integrity, efficient routing that keeps transit times tight, and fluency in dock procedures that minimizes delays.
Keep eyes on your freight from dock to door
If you’ve grown accustomed to the black hole between pickup and delivery, Amazon Freight LTL changes the equation. Our LTL service delivers real-time tracking through EDI integrations and a web portal, with pallet-specific milestone events including terminal arrival and departure updates.
Damage prevention is engineered into every layer of the operation to give you confidence that freight arrives intact and accounted for. Cargo sensing technology takes it further to detect what is happening inside the cargo compartment.
Together, these capabilities add up to a freight experience you can rely on. “I can say with confidence that our freight operations are in a fundamentally better place,” says Hintz.
Let’s get your LTL freight moving
If you’re ready to bring more predictability, visibility, and efficiency to your LTL freight, contact our enterprise team or create an account here to start quoting loads immediately.
