{"id":2079,"date":"2016-12-22T16:53:51","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T16:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/amazon-looks-to-develop-uber-like-trucking-broker-app\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:49:47","slug":"amazon-looks-to-develop-uber-like-trucking-broker-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/amazon-looks-to-develop-uber-like-trucking-broker-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Looks to Develop Uber-Like Trucking Broker App"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon.com is reportedly developing\u00a0mobile\u00a0technology so it can schedule and track truck shipments of its products with a few taps or clicks.<\/p>\n

According to the Wall Street Journal, this represents the next step in the e-commerce giant\u2019s bid to become its own global freight broker\u00a0and compete with companies in the $150 billion business of booking transportation.<\/p>\n

Sources familiar with Amazon\u2019s business said the company may be looking to acquire or build an application capable of matching available trucks to shipments, for instance, from a seaport hub to a distribution center or from a warehouse to a parcel-delivery facility. The news was first reported by Business Insider.<\/p>\n

Analysts said if the service works for Amazon, the company\u2019s next step could be to make it available for a fee to non-Amazon shippers as an easy-to-use option for business-to-business freight shipping.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the next piece in the jigsaw puzzle,\u201d said Cathy Roberson, a shipping industry analyst. \u201cIt\u2019s all falling into place for Amazon as a logistics provider.\u201d<\/p>\n

Late last year, Amazon announced a plan to roll out thousands of branded semi-trucks<\/a> to help shuttle inventory between its facilities.<\/p>\n

For Amazon, bringing freight-brokerage in-house and giving it the company\u2019s signature tech-friendly functionality would allow the company to drive more volume toward its own cargo-handling arm and offer excess space to other shippers\u2014a potential new revenue stream that would trim the cost of the operation, analysts say.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for Amazon declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Read full WSJ story here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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