Watch out for US Express loads

Us express or Amazon problem..? Sucks that they made you a part of their trailer pool without telling you up front. Pray to God you will get your wagon back.

I don't think Amazon operates in and out of canada; even if they did, from what I have read from this forum I wouldn't even entertain the notion..

 

So the broker was from us express?
Also why in the world would you drop your trailer and leave it? If Amazon refused to honor the contract (rate sheet) that stated a live unload you should have found a place to unload it. Crossdock, return to shipper, etc.
Also how is Amazon the good guy here? They essentially let you steal a trailer from US Express. Not to mention they would not unload you....

 

Thanks for the info.

I will not touch an Amazon load, heard and read too many nightmare stories.

 

I'd say watch for loads going to any Amazon DC too.
I had one to deliver in Kenosha, WI, which was supposed be live but they told me that I could wait there up 24 hours before they call me. I ended up dropping the trailer and bobtailed 50 miles home. It was Saturday, anyway. They called me after six hours, but I went back there the next day. I stay away from Amazon. I got one truck and one trailer, I can't afford dropping it.

I don't shop at Amazon.com
I don't use Facebook either.

 

That's interesting cuz I used to work at Amazon...

Got my idea to be a trucker from working in their miserable warehouses.

Turns out trucking has it's own set of miseries, but it beats working at Amazon

They would yell at us to hurry up and unload the trailers, then yell at us to go to break, then yell at us to leave the trailers half-unloaded cuz shift was over. Then it would take the next shift another 2-4 hours to get around to unloading what should have only taken 1-2 hours.

If they are being hand-unloaded, feel sorry for the poor people who are unloading your trucks. Esp the reefers. My god I almost sued Amazon because of that. Ridiculous work loads. Not to mention they spend $5 million a day on employees wages and sell $5 million in new stock to cover their "operating expenses".

Amazon isn't really profitable and is only worth 1/6th of its current stock price. Can't believe I busted my tail working for that joke of a mega corporation.

If you leave your trailer at Amazon, kiss it goodbye for 4-24 hours while they "get around" to unloading it.

And they don't clean broken wood worth a #### (I did, but most don't), drive the forklifts like maniacs inside the trailers, etc. Just FYI.

 

I did not know that they can lend someone elses's trailer. I guess, they had US Express's permission. You right, once you are loaded, you are under someone else's mercy. Ditching the load on your own, even though some might think is a sexy option (" now I'll show you scumbags" ) would be on you forever. One day, at the Kroger in Tolleson, AZ, there was a guy who seemed like a pissed off rhino, he had one pallet that they would not pull out for hours and hours, so eventually he took a rope and tied it to a post and offloaded it onto their yard and left. It sure looked nice to my eyes, I've been sitting there for hours too and not much less frustrated than him but I guess it is not something wise to do when it is a C.H.R load (since half of my loads are from them).

 

The very first question you should ask on any Amazon load is if it is a "drop destination" load. If so then yeah they can keep your trailer for 24-48 hours or longer. Usually drop destination loads are a transfer from one Amazon DC to another Amazon DC. When you're picking up freight at a customer sending goods or products to an Amazon DC those are sometimes live unload by schedule. You always have to ask. Hub Group does a lot of Amazon. They have always been upfront about what the load is, as long as you ask. If you are just booking freight based on a rate quote given on just miles without asking other details about the load then that one is really all on you.