![]() “Once you arrive at the gate, simply scan your Gate Pass for fast, easy check in.” Drivers can use the app to receive “exclusive access to lanes reserved for drivers with gate passes” at facilities with Amazon Relay Lanes. ![]() The app allows drivers to pre-register loads and receive gate passes on their phones, according to the Google Play app page. Amazon quietly launched the app in late October and is available on Apple and Android devices. ![]() “The app appears to stop short of offering full-fledged truck brokerage capabilities.”īut the introduction of the app is seen as a “net-negative” in the short term for trucking brokers, according to Hartford. “The app addresses a larger area of inefficiency in the supply chain, one that we expect will be of increasing focus among carriers, brokers, shippers as the December 2017 ELD mandate is implemented,” according to Benjamin Hartford, senior research analyst for Baird. Its launch comes as freight shipping capacity is already tight and expected to become even tighter after the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate goes into effect Dec. Amazon has launched smartphone app Relay for truck drivers, and it’s expected to improve pickup and delivery at the e-commerce company’s fulfillment centers and warehouses.
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