Looks like Amazon is getting into trucking...
Amazon just bought thousands of its own branded truck trailers
Amazon just bought thousands of its own branded truck trailers
From what I have read about Amazon's treatment of the warehouse workers, I do not believe that I care to work for them. I have read people having heart attacks, strokes and nervous breakdowns from the pressure that is put on them. No thank you, a job ain't worth this.I wonder what they pay their drivers?
Cool they can have it...UPS and FedEx's worst nightmare. Amazon is buying trailers to move their own freight, eventually having their own local delivery service, and cutting out UPS and FedEx. They have the money to do it.
Yep they sure do and also keep in mind let's see if they have the money to try and fight off the union when they come knocking......UPS and FedEx's worst nightmare. Amazon is buying trailers to move their own freight, eventually having their own local delivery service, and cutting out UPS and FedEx. They have the money to do it.
Apo....one of the receiving sites for Amazon is in Rochester at the Kodak plant ....ccs receives at least two loads a day from amazon from Pittsburgh. ..where I work they get at least two loads of fedex smartpost.Why back in the day when I was a city steering wheel holder,back before the government deregulated trucking.
If any trucking company was making a penny on a dollar after operating expenses they were doing good.
After deregulation when any yahoo could become a trucker with their own equipment,the established companies started cutting the freight rates.
Which they thought would force the smaller operations out of business,which did happen.
However to the point of this post,with the operating expenses of today to be an independent trucker,Amazon may think they are going to make money bypassing the small pack & freight companies,Skeeters famous saying, only time will tell on that.
What if Amazon just had there own trailor's and hired power only owner op's. For the delivery part they can do the Fedex ground model. Those combined would save a lot of operating cost.Well wherever they are,it is only a matter of time to see if they can make more money hauling their own stuff.
Warehousing,& trucking combined can't be as cheap as they think,or everybody would be cutting out trucking companies.
I buy metal corral panels for my horse pasture.
If I get them at my local Tractor supply they are around 10 to 15 dollars more then buying them direct from the manufacturer.
However if I rent a trailer & pay for gas to pick them up in Kentucky, I wouldn't save anything, I may even be worse off.
I think Amazon may find after sometime,with DOT regulations,paying a team of employees wages & benefits to handle,& drive,their stuff.
Along with maintaining their equipment.
They would be better off not being in the trucking business.