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Amazon Trucking Isn't Actually Amazon — Here's Who You'd Really Work For

Type "amazon trucking" into a job search and you'll get results implying you'd be driving for Amazon. Almost none of those listings mean that literally. Understanding who actually employs you, and how pay actually gets set, matters more here than in almost any other search on this blog — because the honest answer involves a layer of companies most job seekers never think to ask about. Amazon Freight Partner — the actual structure behind most CDL listings Most amazon trucking jobs advertising Class A CDL positions are part of the Amazon Freight Partner program, commonly shortened to AFP. This is Amazon's linehaul network — semi-trucks moving freight between fulfillment centers, distribution hubs, and sort facilities across the USA — but it's operated entirely by contracted third-party companies, not Amazon itself. Amazon provides the trailers and branding; the local company you'd actually be employed by, called a Delivery Service Partner or DSP, provide...