Broker on DAT TruckersEdge want us to never drive for Amazon for anyone else

I would carefully reread whatever that broker sent you. Maybe if you have it in writing you can put it on here for everyone to read and you can delete the broker's name if you like.

Those agreements are about back soliciting their customers, meaning that you can't go to their customer and offer to give them direct Freight and bypass the broker.

No broker can stop you from working for any other broker irregardless of who's Freight they haul.

If the broker is seriously trying to tell you you can't haul Amazon for anyone else then don't work for him. If you really want to haul Amazon Freight just go on to Amazon relay and get set up.

I have had plenty of different Brokers that I have worked for and pulled out of the same facilities for the same customers.

 

Why work under a broker for Amazon when you can work directly for them ….

 

Because brokers with Amazon freight pay better than Amazon does directly weirdly. If you want to be micromanaged work with Amazon. They treat carriers like garbage over-ordering trucks to cover their freight then tossing extras aside like it's nothing when the load is on the road. Terrible company.

 

Never done a load for Amazon. Always see bad reviews and everyone talks bad about them. If I see it is an amazon load I just pass it over.

 

Terms are always negotiable. But quiet honestly they'll never know if you work directly with Amazon. Amazon ain't gonna tell them and will gladly onboard you to cut costs of paying a broker anything. Anybody can set up direct with Amazon. I would say it's easy but it's actually a bunch of BS and your reward at the end is lots of cheap freight to sift thru.

 

I wouldnt sign any agreement that prohibits you from working with other brokerages, and if you do you're liable. F that. As a broker we dont want carriers back-soliciting customers, which is understandable. We dont really want carriers sharing info with other brokers either but you cant really do much about it. THis eesm to me a bit unreasonable.

 

I have seen how Amazon treats a carrier and it ain't good! However, you can find a game within their game and find runs.

I don't run for them... I am flatbed..... but my friend does...and he has found a niche.

But man oh man do not take any multi drop log distance loads because they can and will alter them and flat out mislead you on purpose IMO. Dress up a load and then change it and if you give it back your carrier score gets dinged and GOOD LUCK getting a human to work it out! And it happens a lot lot lot so it is a constant miscommunications game of stupid illogistics.

I hate them for him. But he has found what he needs from them so....

 

I haul for Amazon directly/indirectly and I can say for sure Amazon isn’t for the faint of heart. They will mess with you. Treat you like garbage and not care.


But

once in a while they have great paying loads.