Will Amazon's Pay-per-day Plan Influence The Industry?

I saw one with 3 more piggy backed on it. 294 southbound outside of South Holland, Il.

Has anyone seen an Amazon branded day cab

The Amazon warehouse across the street from my terminal has probably 10 new Kenworths and at least 1 new Volvo sitting there.

I've seen quite a few.

This is interesting. I run a long, narrow stretch through the country (Seattle to Washington, D.C.) . I haven't seen any. Just a few questions:

1. Were they working trucks, pulling a Prime branded trailer?

2. What state or interstate did you see them in or on?

3. Did you see them driving down the road, at a truck stop or at distribution center?

4. Were the drivers wearing uniforms or street clothes?

I still see ads from Amazon for owner operators, but the only company driver ads I've seen from them are for 10,000 lb vans paying $15/hr.

One of our Moderators is actually training people to be class A company drivers for Amazon.

The tractors I've seen are pulling Prime branded trailers on various interstates in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. I didn't observe their clothing.

I pulled quite a bit of Amazon freight with my own authority, one truck, the rates were very good in most cases. But, a one truck operator is still at the mercy of their bid system. What they are doing with folks that have those fifty trucks is a different story. The rates are up there where I am in the Detroit area, and throughout the Amazon system in the region. Amazon impresses the hell out of me in how they handle their logistics, it is beyond anything anyone else is doing out here. Very quick turn around, not so much right now, but during the year. Honestly, I wish the entire industry would look at what Amazon is doing, maximizing technology and paying some decent rates.

There is much more to this, and I have my flame suit on, I have a few complaints too as a solo O/O, but all in, they have their stuff together.

What I see happening, and it always does since deregulation, everyone and his brother will jump in and ruin the rates... Happens all the time, be it the Conestoga wagon days, auto parts, expedite, etc... I have been through them all as an O/O...

Well by golly gee wiz. 600 bucks a day to the truck for a full 14 hour day with 10 in the sleeper. It’s a dang on win win for everyone. Now I wonder if amazon could purchase a tractor and a trailer and all the bull crap you got to pay for on top of that. Then pay for fuel and tolls and a driver and do it all for 600 bucks a day. Well dang on it I bet they could get the price even lower than that. They could just do it for free to keep it in line with what their customers expect. Free shipping. 600 is to high they could do it cheaper themselves and I would highly encourage them to expand their own fleet and keep up the great work.