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Amazon is moving trailers on the BNSF--I have seen three in the last two days moving westbound at the Cajon Webcam they also are moving on the UP I undrstand

FYI
Dale Smith

interesting, i have not seen even 1 of theses amazon containers out here on the seligman sub. i will have to start paying more attention to the containers now......

66

Here is from this past weekend on the UP Sunset Route.  This was on the ZLAMQ-29 (Premium Intermodal-Los Angeles-Mesquite, TX) from 07/29/2017.

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I've seen them a few times on the Chicago/South Seattle Z-trains.

Have seen plain trailers with no name and AZNG reporting marks that were Amazon's.
Dick Eisfeller



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/04/17 20:57 by Dick.

Just perusing the Cajon webcam and noticed three Amazons moving westbound on a BNSF Z today. One had a different white livery with Amazon Prime in larger lettering.

Wonder if there would be any terminal or crew handling confusion between these and the PRIME INC trailers. Not every day you see two different companies painting the same name on equipment. For advertising, it should say AMAZON, a name everyone knows.

goneon66 Wrote:
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> interesting, i have not seen even 1 of theses
> amazon containers out here on the seligman sub. i
> will have to start paying more attention to the
> containers now......
>
> 66

That's because you're on the BNSF and it's the UP who has the contract.

Fizzboy7 Wrote:
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> Wonder if there would be any terminal or crew
> handling confusion between these and the PRIME INC
> trailers. Not every day you see two different
> companies painting the same name on equipment.
> For advertising, it should say AMAZON, a name
> everyone knows.

Persons concerned with the trailer never bother looking at the side of the trailer, only the reporting marks and numbers.

PHall Wrote:
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> goneon66 Wrote:
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> > interesting, i have not seen even 1 of theses
> > amazon containers out here on the seligman sub.
> i
> > will have to start paying more attention to the
> > containers now......
> >
> > 66
>
> That's because you're on the BNSF and it's the UP
> who has the contract.

really??

I just saw a w/b z train with a few of those blue "prime" trailers at e/berry, az on the BNSF's Seligman sub........

66

Amazon has also been chartering freight aircraft. Their Amazon Prime business has become a monster force

Months ago we saw new Amazon trailers running eastbound on intermodal that were delivering new from plant south of San Diego , but now they are running west also, so this is Amazon freight in the trailers. The photo looks like intermodal lift pads on the trailer.

gmojim

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> Amazon has also been chartering freight aircraft.
> Their Amazon Prime business has become a monster
> force

They are contracting with Atlas Air and another leasing outfit operating 24 B767s from Ohio, supposed to move hub from ILN to CVG this year. Long way to go to beat the big 2.

SPMemphisFreight Wrote:
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> Long way to go to beat the big 2.

But if you read coach's insightful post, other carriers may be saying go for it.

 

SPMemphisFreight Wrote:
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> Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> > Amazon has also been chartering freight
> aircraft.
> > Their Amazon Prime business has become a
> monster
> > force
>
> They are contracting with Atlas Air and another
> leasing outfit operating 24 B767s from Ohio,
> supposed to move hub from ILN to CVG this year.
> Long way to go to beat the big 2.

I suspect Amazon is looking for leverage against USPS, FDX, UPS BNSF etc to drive down transportation costs.

Beating them isn't part of the game plan.

Posted from Android

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> SPMemphisFreight Wrote:
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> > Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> > > Amazon has also been chartering freight
> > aircraft.
> > > Their Amazon Prime business has become a
> > monster
> > > force
> >
> > They are contracting with Atlas Air and another
> > leasing outfit operating 24 B767s from Ohio,
> > supposed to move hub from ILN to CVG this year.
> > Long way to go to beat the big 2.
>
> I suspect Amazon is looking for leverage against
> USPS, FDX, UPS BNSF etc to drive down
> transportation costs.
>
> Beating them isn't part of the game plan.
>
> Posted from Android

You're probably correct, but with Bezos you never know.

jst3751 Wrote:
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> SPMemphisFreight Wrote:
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> > Long way to go to beat the big 2.
>
> But if you read coach's insightful post, other
> carriers may be saying go for it.
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>  
Yes, good post. No wonder they are thinking about drone delivery.