In a move that can only be seen as a way to squeeze out freight brokerage firms, retail Goliath Amazon has set up its own brokerage pilot program as a way to gobble up the market by utilizing shippers during its peak seasons but also selling off that capacity during down times, sometimes at a loss. The new program, currently in its infancy, is limited to five states in the northeast, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

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