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Head-to-head · Load Board Software

Amazon Relay vs BulkLoads

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Amazon Relay #5 in Load Board Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Amazon Relay
BulkLoads #7 in Load Board Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit BulkLoads

Amazon Relay leads on 0 checks, BulkLoads on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAmazon Relay · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresBulkLoads · 3 of 4

Amazon Relay scores higher on our rubric for load board software: 9.0 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

Amazon Relay is the better fit for carriers wanting free booking and trip operations. BulkLoads is the better fit for bulk freight carriers and brokers.

  • Amazon Relay fits best

    Carriers wanting free booking and trip operations

  • BulkLoads fits best

    Bulk freight carriers and brokers

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Side by side

Feature Amazon Relay 9.0/10 Visit ↗ BulkLoads 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.8
Ranking #5 in Load Board Software #7 in Load Board Software
Best for Carriers wanting free booking and trip operations Bulk freight carriers and brokers
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Free plan —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Support Docs Email, Phone
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Amazon Relay 2/4 · BulkLoads 3/4
Carrier search Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Booking workflow ✓ ✓
Load alerts ✓ ✓
API access Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Mobile apps Both Both
Load posting limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free access includes spot freight search, booking, contracts, blocks, and auctions.
  • Post A Truck matches trucks, trailers, drivers, and rate criteria to loads.
  • Mobile apps support alerts, navigation, trip management, and digital documents.
  • Free load-board access with search, posting, alerts, and ratings
  • Bulk freight carrier, shipper, broker, washout, and lane-history tools
  • Business Bundle adds dispatching, invoicing, tracking, and document capture
Cons
  • Carrier access requires application, approval, safety, insurance, and identity checks.
  • Operations are centered on Amazon freight workflows.
  • Load search and booking focus on available Amazon freight.
  • Its marketplace and search tools focus specifically on bulk freight
  • The broader TMS capabilities are concentrated in Business Bundle
  • QuickBooks is the listed accounting integration
Our verdict

Amazon Relay is a web portal and mobile app for trucking companies, carriers, owner-operators, and drivers. Approved carriers can search and filter Amazon spot freight by route, equipment, load type, driver type, stops, and trip length,…

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BulkLoads is an online load board and marketplace for bulk commodity transportation. It connects carriers, owner-operators, shippers, and brokers working with grain, feed, fertilizer, aggregate, hopper, end-dump, pneumatic, tanker, and…

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  1. Amazon RelayLoad Board Software 9.0Free plan
  2. BulkLoadsLoad Board Software 8.8Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Amazon Relay — where it wins

    • Free access includes spot freight search, booking, contracts, blocks, and auctions.
    • Post A Truck matches trucks, trailers, drivers, and rate criteria to loads.
    • Mobile apps support alerts, navigation, trip management, and digital documents.

    Where it doesn't

    • Carrier access requires application, approval, safety, insurance, and identity checks.
    • Operations are centered on Amazon freight workflows.
    • Load search and booking focus on available Amazon freight.

  • BulkLoads — where it wins

    • Free load-board access with search, posting, alerts, and ratings
    • Bulk freight carrier, shipper, broker, washout, and lane-history tools
    • Business Bundle adds dispatching, invoicing, tracking, and document capture

    Where it doesn't

    • Its marketplace and search tools focus specifically on bulk freight
    • The broader TMS capabilities are concentrated in Business Bundle
    • QuickBooks is the listed accounting integration

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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