What Amazon Freight Forwarders does

Amazon Freight Forwarders is a privately held freight transportation and forwarding company. Firmographic data lists it as founded in 2005, headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil, with 11-50 employees and a website at amazonff.com.br, positioning it as a small-to-mid-market international logistics provider offering freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and cargo transportation to business shippers. The aggregated source material, however, also describes a multi-mode technology-enabled freight operation spanning truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal services, with direct enterprise field sales targeting shippers responding to market volatility and rising transportation rates.

The company's product portfolio centers on multi-modal freight movement (truckload, LTL, intermodal) layered with technology features including real-time GPS tracking, AI-driven dynamic route planning, and a computer vision-based Photo Validation for Trailer Release safety system. Complementary capabilities such as the Amazon Relay carrier platform and an executive webinar program on sustainable middle-mile transportation and electrification extend the offering into carrier partnerships and thought leadership. The firm has been named to the FreightWaves FreightTech 25 List for four consecutive years and has co-sponsored the FreightWaves 2025 Shipper of Choice Awards.

The business model is transaction-based, with custom quote-based pricing per shipment, pay-as-you-go billing, and a horizontal go-to-market targeting shippers across retail, manufacturing, agriculture, and chemicals. Revenue mechanics are freight transportation service fees with no publicly disclosed pricing or unit economics, and the company does not report separate revenue figures. Important data conflict: the firmographic record describes a 2005-founded Brazilian forwarder with 11-50 employees, while several sources describe a North American multi-mode technology platform; the two are not clearly reconciled in the input, and the description above reflects that ambiguity.

Name

Amazon Freight Forwarders

Legal name

Amazon Freight (operated by Amazon.com, Inc.)

Website

https://amazonff.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amazon Freight Forwarders is a private freight transportation and forwarding company providing international logistics, customs brokerage, and multi-modal cargo services (truckload, LTL, intermodal) to business shippers, with AI-powered route planning and tracking capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and Transportation Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Dedicated / Contract Carriage Brokerage (Shippers’ Managed Capacity) (TLACACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• International logistics
• Customs brokerage
• Cargo transportation
• Intermodal freight

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Freight Transportation Services: Amazon Freight generates revenue by providing truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal freight transportation services to shippers. The company leverages its technology platform to offer competitive pricing and efficient cargo movement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Amazon Freight Forwarders provides international logistics, customs brokerage, and cargo transportation for businesses. Its service portfolio covers international freight forwarding, customs clearance, and U.S. domestic truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal freight transportation, supported by an AI/ML-driven digital platform with GPS tracking and computer-vision safety tools.

Product overview

Amazon Freight Forwarders operates a comprehensive freight transportation network offering truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal freight services. The company has built its network through nine years of steady, incremental innovation, layering technology features including GPS tracking and dynamic route planning on top of core freight services. The product portfolio centers on Amazon Freight as the primary carrier service, complemented by Amazon Relay for carrier partnerships, with safety technology like the Photo Validation for Trailer Release system enhancing operational reliability. The company positions itself as a technology-driven freight operator that has been named to the FreightWaves FreightTech 25 List for four consecutive years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Freight Forwarding International logistics service that arranges the movement of cargo across borders for businesses, handling coordination with carriers, route planning, and documentation for global shipments.
• Customs Brokerage Customs clearance service that handles import/export documentation, regulatory compliance, and duty processing for businesses shipping goods internationally.
• Cargo Transportation End-to-end cargo transportation service that moves goods for business shippers as part of the international logistics bundle.
• Truckload (FTL) Freight Service Full truckload freight transportation service for U.S. shippers, bookable through an online platform with transparent pricing, real-time GPS tracking, and predictive ETA.
• Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Service Less-than-truckload freight transportation service for shippers moving smaller or palletized freight that does not require a full trailer.
• Intermodal Freight Service Intermodal freight transportation service combining rail and truck for cost-effective long-haul U.S. shipments, with transit times that balance speed and price.
• Premium Service Options (Guaranteed Capacity, Dedicated Lanes, Trailer Pools, Multi-Stop) Premium freight service options including guaranteed capacity, dedicated lanes, trailer pools, and multi-stop routing, designed for high-volume enterprise shippers with specific reliability or routing needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced millions of tons of carbon emissions through AI-driven efficiencies
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FreightWavesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 October 2025Amazon Freight and Amazon Relay sponsored the FreightWaves 2025 Shipper of Choice awards, which honored 10 companies across various sectors including retail, manufacturing, agriculture, and chemicals based on criteria such as data connectivity, ease of doing business, carrier relationships, and facilities management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Schneider National: US public carrier offering truckload, intermodal, and logistics services with a strong technology platform. Directly comparable intermodal + truckload mix and enterprise shipper focus.
• Echo Global Logistics: US-based non-asset freight broker managing truckload and LTL capacity with a technology platform. Highly comparable as a tech-enabled brokerage serving enterprise shippers across multiple modes.
• RXO: Public US freight brokerage spun off from XPO, providing truckload, LTL, and last-mile services with proprietary technology for shipper-carrier matching. Comparable asset-light brokerage model and technology-forward positioning.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services: One of the largest US multimodal carriers offering truckload, intermodal, LTL, and dedicated contract services. Comparable multi-modal portfolio and intermodal focus, but with owned/leased asset base and significantly larger scale.
• Coyote Logistics: US-based asset-light freight brokerage offering truckload, LTL, and intermodal services to shippers. Closely comparable business model and multi-modal mix to Amazon Freight Forwarders, though at meaningfully larger scale.
• Hub Group: US-based multimodal logistics provider with leading intermodal franchise and complementary truckload/brokerage services. Closely comparable intermodal-led offering and shipper base.
• Knight-Swift Transportation: Largest US truckload carrier with growing LTL and logistics segments. Comparable in providing truckload, LTL, and intermodal freight services to enterprise shippers.

Broad incumbents

• TFI International: Canadian-headquartered multi-modal transportation and logistics company with significant LTL, truckload, and logistics operations across North America. Comparable multi-modal mix with broader geographic footprint.
• DSV: Global freight forwarder and logistics provider offering road, air, sea, and customs brokerage services across 80+ countries. Comparable multi-modal + customs brokerage model at much larger global scale.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest global freight forwarders with strong road, ocean, air, and customs brokerage offerings. Comparable international logistics + customs brokerage capability, particularly for cross-border LatAm shippers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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