Amazon has expanded its less-than-truckload freight service into a full door-to-door pallet-delivery network open to all businesses, not just inbound shipments to its own facilities. The upgrade, part of the new Amazon Supply Chain Services push to sell end-to-end logistics to outside companies, lets businesses move one to six pallets between warehouses, facilities, or retail partners with next-day pickup, GPS tracking, and electronic proof of delivery, undercutting legacy LTL carriers on price. Analysts say the rollout will start small given Amazon's limited cross-dock network and likely competes in the economy end of the market, with one consultant arguing Amazon is acting more like a freight broker rivaling C.H. Robinson than an asset-based carrier like FedEx Freight or Old Dominion.
