Amazon Extends LTL Service to Selling Partners' Warehouses and Distributors

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Amazon has expanded its less-than-truckload (LTL) service to allow businesses to move freight between their own warehouses and to external distributors, moving beyond only inbound-to-Amazon shipments. — This represents a strategic pivot toward becoming a general third-party logistics provider, increasing competition for traditional LTL carriers and diversifying Amazon's revenue streams.
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Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) now provides businesses of all sizes access to its integrated air, ground, sea, and rail freight transportation tools. — Opening its proprietary logistics stack to the broader market increases Amazon's ecosystem lock-in and leverages its massive scale to capture more B2B shipping spend.
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Amazon's LTL infrastructure currently consists of over 80,000 trailers and 24,000 intermodal containers. — The scale of the physical asset base underscores Amazon's ability to rapidly scale its logistics offensive against established shipping incumbents.
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