Last year, Amazon launched its freight brokerage services in its move to gain market share. Instead of pulling their own loads from their warehouses to fulfillment centers, Amazon would use their trailers and wide pool of independent truck drivers to ship loads for third parties. So what looks like an Amazon load on the highway, may not actually be an Amazon load at all. My … [Read more...] about Disappointment with Amazon’s Freight Brokerage Service
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Trucking doesn't pay well, but there's lots of fringe benefits, especially if you're an owner operator. For one, you can save a lot of money by living rent-free, especially if you live in a high-price city like DC and you're always on the road. Secondly, the cost of your meals (80 percent of $66 a day) is tax deductible. So eat up trucker! Of course truckers get to see the … [Read more...] about Trucker Mom