If you've ever thought "I wish Amazon would just handle my freight too," you're about to get exactly what you asked for. Amazon Supply Chain Services just expanded its LTL (less-than-truckload) freight offering to all businesses, not just Amazon sellers shipping inbound to fulfillment centers.
That means you can now book Amazon's freight network to move pallets to your own warehouse, a retail partner, a distribution center, or anywhere else your inventory needs to go. It's the same infrastructure Amazon uses for its own logistics, now available for hire by anyone with a pallet to move.
What ASCS LTL Actually Covers
The service handles shipments between 1 and 6 pallets, ranging from 150 to 15,000 pounds. You place your order by 5pm and Amazon can pick up the next business day. If your dock situation is more complicated, same-day drop-trailer service is also available.
Every shipment includes real-time GPS tracking, automated appointment scheduling on both ends, and electronic proof of delivery (e-POD) when the freight arrives. It's a fairly complete logistics package, and it runs on Amazon's fleet of 80,000+ trailers and 24,000 intermodal containers.
Amazon Freight's director put it plainly: "Now Amazon LTL can move your freight wherever it needs to go." That's a notable shift from how this service has worked historically.
Why This Matters for Amazon Sellers
Up until now, ASCS LTL was only available for inbound shipments to Amazon fulfillment centers. Amazon introduced that capability in April 2025, and it's been useful for sellers who wanted to consolidate their logistics vendor. But it had a hard constraint: Amazon's network, Amazon's destinations.
This expansion removes that constraint entirely. If you're running any kind of off-Amazon channel, whether that's DTC, wholesale accounts, or retail partnerships, you can now route those shipments through Amazon's freight network alongside your FBA replenishment. One logistics relationship, multiple destination types.
For sellers who already use Amazon Supply Chain Services for warehousing, distribution, or last-mile delivery, LTL freight is the fourth piece of that suite. The pitch is a single provider handling freight in, storage, fulfillment out, and parcel delivery. Whether that's simpler or just a different kind of dependency is a fair question, but the capability is real.
What ASCS Looks Like as a Full Suite
Amazon has been building ASCS into a logistics stack that competes directly with third-party 3PLs. The current suite includes inbound freight (now LTL to any destination), upstream distribution, fulfillment, and last-mile parcel delivery. Each piece can be used independently or together.
The pitch to sellers is obvious: fewer vendors, integrated tracking, and Amazon's infrastructure underneath it all. The caution worth noting is that deeper integration with Amazon's logistics means more exposure if pricing changes, service levels shift, or Amazon decides to prioritize its own volume over third-party freight. Diversification still has its uses.
That said, for sellers already deep in the Amazon ecosystem, using ASCS LTL to move freight to non-Amazon destinations is genuinely useful. It lets you use one carrier relationship for all your pallet movements, not just the FBA-bound ones.
How to Think About This for Your Brand
The practical question is whether consolidating freight through Amazon makes sense for your operation. If you're shipping FBA replenishment plus DTC or retail, the math on using a single freight provider versus two or three gets interesting. Amazon's pricing isn't always the cheapest, but the integrated tracking and scheduling tools have real operational value.
For brands with simpler logistics, one warehouse, one primary channel, this probably doesn't change much. For multi-channel sellers managing several freight relationships, it's worth a quote comparison at minimum.
If you want to think through how ASCS LTL fits into your overall supply chain strategy, or how it interacts with your Amazon advertising and content setup, our Amazon services team is happy to work through it with you.
Questions about where your supply chain and your brand strategy overlap? That's a good conversation to have before you're locked into another annual freight contract. Schedule a call and let's talk through your logistics picture and what it means for your Amazon growth.