Advice about creating / booking Full Truck Load FBA shipments
Hello nice people,
Maybe this is a bit of a niche situation but be patient with the me please.
So we currently build & book pallets for FBA as Less Than Full Truck (FTL) and send them to whatever FC Amazon decides. What I would like to do is to be able to prepare multiple pallets (assorted ASINs) and then somehow convince Amazon to send them to the same FC using Amazon Freight FTL, so between 11 to 23 pallets in a single truck. I know how to book an FTL on Freight portal but all the pallets needs to go to a single FC while during the creation in the seller central they are allocated all over the place between 3 or 4 different FC.
If you are maybe asking why I want to do this is because of the cost. A full truck (FTL) sent to a regional to us FC cost maybe £250 (up to 23 pallets) while a single pallet (LTL) is anywhere between £40 to £70 each.
So if you have any experience with FBA shipments and FTL program please let me know, I'm all ears. :-)
Ty, Paul
Advice about creating / booking Full Truck Load FBA shipments
Hello nice people,
Maybe this is a bit of a niche situation but be patient with the me please.
So we currently build & book pallets for FBA as Less Than Full Truck (FTL) and send them to whatever FC Amazon decides. What I would like to do is to be able to prepare multiple pallets (assorted ASINs) and then somehow convince Amazon to send them to the same FC using Amazon Freight FTL, so between 11 to 23 pallets in a single truck. I know how to book an FTL on Freight portal but all the pallets needs to go to a single FC while during the creation in the seller central they are allocated all over the place between 3 or 4 different FC.
If you are maybe asking why I want to do this is because of the cost. A full truck (FTL) sent to a regional to us FC cost maybe £250 (up to 23 pallets) while a single pallet (LTL) is anywhere between £40 to £70 each.
So if you have any experience with FBA shipments and FTL program please let me know, I'm all ears. :-)
Ty, Paul
1 reply
Abbie_Amazon
Hello @Seller_MqIhzUuJKzyin,
Thank you for reaching out to Forums Community.
When creating your shipping plan in Seller Central, review the placement options available. There may be a premium option that consolidates your shipments to fewer destinations — though this may come with per-unit placement fees.
If you're already familiar with the Freight portal, we'd recommend reaching out to the Amazon Freight team directly to discuss consolidation options for FTL bookings.
We'd also encourage you to reach out to Seller Support for guidance specific to your account and shipment plans.
-Abbie
