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News updates
It’s been a busy spring for Amazon Freight. We’ve been on the road at the transportation industry’s biggest events and meeting with shippers. Here’s where the events season has taken us recently.
This year, for the FIRST Championship robotic competition, Amazon Freight donated the use of three of its trucks and trailers for high school teams to get their robots to and from Houston where the event was held.
As a shipper, your time is at a premium, and you need the easiest way to find and book loads. Our site is built for you.
Learn about Amazon Freight’s new inbound less-than-truckload (LTL) offering and how shippers can take advantage of the Amazon network.
No shipper wants to be wondering “where is my load?” more than they have to. When we asked shippers what the top tech solution they wanted from their freight provider was, the number one answer was advanced tracking and visibility tools. We have been listening and are now giving shippers even better insights into the status of their Amazon Freight shipments.
The start to 2025 in freight has had its dose of uncertainty, but at Amazon Freight we’re staying steady and continuing to tap our customers into the speed and reliability of the Amazon network. Here’s everything we’ve been up to and what we have planned for the spring.
Shipper tips
For most businesses today, technology is no longer a
want. It’s a
need that drives results. This new freight-tech frontier is poised to improve the supply chain ecosystem and help shippers transport goods more efficiently, securely, and predictably.
From mobile ordering and one-click purchasing, consumers have come a long ways in their adoption of ecommerce. But elsewhere in the supply chain, similar technology developments have made the transportation network faster and more efficient.
Dry van features make them the most important box in shipping for a good reason—shippers can put almost anything inside. But what are the capabilities and limitations of what they can haul?
One of the first decisions shippers face when booking a load is whether to schedule a less-than-truckload—LTL—shipment or a full-truckload, known as FTL. Both play an important role in the movement of goods, but there are distinct differences between the two.
When you have freight that is too big for small parcels but won’t fill a 53-foot trailer, less-than-truckload shipping can be the best option to move your goods. But what is LTL exactly?
Small business shippers are calling for clear and transparent pricing from their freight providers. It’s no surprise: for these shippers, unexpected freight costs can add up and hamper plans. But what does “transparency” mean to them?
Customer stories
When people want their coffee, they usually want it now. That’s the challenge Intelligent Blends faces each week. That means their freight provider has to be on point, says Adam Bartell, their manager of operations.
Bryan Cuevas, CEO of C Group Logistics, knows the feeling of watching a trailer leave his yard. “You need confidence it’s going to get where it needs to be.”
Before turning to Amazon Freight, Calgary-based Specialty Laminates had a major barrier, and that was freight.
“Where is my trailer?” That’s the question no shipper likes to ask, but Savie Yuan found himself posing it more often than he liked.
Reach Logistics is a unique business. As the in-house third-party logistics provider for Pattern, one of the largest sellers on Amazon, no day is the same.
OL Warehouse is a growing 3PL and turned to Amazon Freight to scale with them and support their evolving shipping needs.