Amazon Sets Its Sights on the Broader LTL Freight Market
Amazon today announced the U.S. expansion of its less-than-truckload (LTL) freight beyond its current inbound-to-Amazon offering, to any type of destination, including third-party warehouses, distribution centers, and retail partners, as part of the suite of offerings from Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS).
Businesses now have the flexibility to ship by pallet, choosing LTL to share trailer space for partial loads instead of reserving and paying for a full truckload. Since 2019, Amazon LTL has served tens of thousands of Amazon selling partners and vendors, moving millions of pallets across its U.S. network last year. The company is now expanding the service based on strong positive feedback and growing customer demand. This launch is the latest addition to ASCS, a portfolio of supply chain capabilities from Amazon, including freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping available for businesses of all types and sizes.
Businesses of all sizes can now use LTL to move freight—typically ranging from one to six pallets, or between 150 and 15,000 pounds—into their warehouses, between their own facilities, or to their retail partners and distributors. Amazon offers seamless booking and flexible pick-up options, including next-day live pickup for orders placed by 5 p.m., same-day pickup through Amazon’s drop trailer solution, and standing daily pickups for high-volume shippers.
“The feedback from Amazon selling partners using our LTL service was clear: the technology, visibility, and reliability were exactly what they needed—and they wanted to use it more broadly,” said Jim Ruiz, director of Amazon Freight. “Now Amazon LTL can move your freight wherever it needs to go, servicing destinations nationwide for businesses of all sizes. With LTL, shippers get cost-effective freight shipping while still benefiting from the real-time tracking and dependability they expect from Amazon.”
Amazon Freight, part of Amazon Supply Chain Services, spans full truckload, less-than-truckload, and rail services, supported by more than 80,000 trailers, 24,000 intermodal containers, and terminals across major U.S. metros. The service gives shippers access to the same logistics infrastructure, technology, and reliability that Amazon uses to move its own freight every day, with scalable capacity to support businesses when shipping volumes increase.
Businesses can visit here to learn more about LTL freight and other Amazon Supply Chain Services.
