I realize this is only one specific example, but for instance: I was doing a 10 hr break in Missouuri, 5 hrs from my home. 5pm, on Amazon, I ordered a used cell phone from Long Island N.Y., and a case for it from Dallas Tx. Both deliveries got to my house before I Did the next day. Shipping was free to me. YRC can't do that....
Yellow | Is Amazon a YRC customer?
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mysticobra
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Like I stated previously partner. Bezos is not successful from making dumb decisions.....
LTLAnonymous
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Eventually I realized I was putting in too much effort for an LTL carrier. All they did was take advantage and work me more. Don't have to worry about that anymore. Not making the big bucks yet, but I'm getting there.
Yrc would have probably missed the pickup..
Amazon Prime/next day delivery is critical for us old timers. We're not sure we'll be around past "next day".
https://www.thetruckersreport.com/t...s/amazon-buying-thousands-of-trailers.301480/, Are we using any of these trailers ? and what about this ? https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/12/04/amazon-buys-semi-truck-fleet-to-deliver-packages/
Owning a small business, I'm a Amazon prime member. I have everything from supplies and machinery delivered to our in home office. All shipping is 2 day or less. Everything is delivered by FedEx ground. Either signed for or left on the porch. Also I heard that they came to us (Ltl company) with a proposal. Corparate turned them down.
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Walmart made the statement.. if you are hauling junk for amazon ..you wont be hauling freight for Walmart!!! hmmmm
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And that is one reason I don't like Walmart and ABF keeps them at under 15% of their business.
They have an agreement with xpo now. A pilot project. They are on our dock at 4:00am.
Mine came from China!!!!
These trailers are ear marked for Amazon at my terminal. The pup is even set up for curbside delivery!!!!
Jimmy, you may be right about YRC, but not CRST, since the Gold Hotel has been turned up, this would be no problem for Wong and BRG.
Amazon Prime/next day delivery is critical for us old timers. We're not sure we'll be around past "next day".
Tri, you may be on to something here, I'm so old I don't but green bananas.
I am guessing you are a Prime customer? I am too cheap to pay the 79 bucks or whatever it is and I try and buy from Ebay whenever possible, but when I do order from Amazon, not Prime, they are slower than molasses. We have a large distribution center for Amazon about two hours from my house and I know sometimes it will come from another distribution center or even a shipper direct, but it takes approximately ten days for it to arrive. Lets say on average it is five hundred miles and it takes ten days......sounds like the perfect job that YRC and it's affiliates that they can handle! Amazon get's someone else to do the Prime stuff and we get all the not Prime stuff....a win win for everybody!
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Maybe that's there incentive to get you to join their club. Just like the cash lanes on the turnpike, they hold us hostage in long lines to pay while the sleazypass users wizz past us.
I'm not, my wife is. She gets about 4 deliveries a week, so it's a bargain.