Why do Amazon Relay payouts go up?

A load that sits unbooked does not have to stay at its first rate. Amazon Relay sometimes raises the payout on hard-to-fill loads to get them moved, so a $500 run can come back through at $550. If you refresh once, see nothing worth hauling, and close the laptop, you miss those bumps. The load board you checked this morning can be showing better money on the same loads right now.

How do I catch a payout increase?

Turn on Stop on Payout Change. Relay Autobooker Cardamon records the payout of each load on your board, checks it on every refresh, and reacts when a payout rises by at least your threshold. Increases show up as green "What changed?" chips on the load card; decreases get a red-tinted chip, and brand-new loads get a sparkle chip.

What happens next depends on your Auto Operations mode. In Mode 0 the extension clicks the load and you press Book yourself. In Mode 1 or 2 it books the load for you, including at 3 a.m., as long as the browser stays open and the computer stays on.

How do I keep the booker off junk loads?

Set a minimum payout increase so small bumps do not trigger a booking. Start with a $30-50 threshold: low enough to catch real raises, high enough to ignore noise. When a filter blocks a load, the extension shows a "Skipped:" chip naming the exact rule, for example "Skipped: payout < 20" or "Skipped: stops > 2". Read those chips after a shift and tune your thresholds from real data instead of guessing.

How do I protect the rate from dead miles?

A good number on paper gets worse with each empty mile to the pickup. The Stem Time filter sets a minimum lead time in minutes before pickup, and the extension skips loads that start too soon for you to reach. You stop booking runs you would have to cancel or run late on.

Max Stops sits right next to it in the settings. Extra stops add dock time to the same payout, so cap the stop count and let the booker pass on multi-stop runs automatically.

Can you negotiate a higher rate on Amazon Relay?

On some loads, Amazon opens its Relay Assistant chatbot and is willing to move on price. The extension's auto-negotiation feature detects the chatbot, opens it, and sends your pre-written argument requesting a higher payout, faster than you could type it. When the Assistant comes back above its first offer, the extension flags the increase, and with Fast Confirm enabled you press Ctrl+Space and book on the spot. Keep the argument short and name real costs: tolls, weather, driver pay.

A booking workflow that holds up

1. Filters first: minimum payout increase, a Stem Time lead you can cover, and a Max Stops cap.
2. Turn on Stop on Payout Change to track rate bumps on loads already posted.
3. Pick an Auto Operations mode: Mode 0 to stay hands-on, Mode 2 for full book-and-confirm.
4. Enable Relay Assistant with a short negotiation argument.
5. Press START, then review the skip chips after a shift and adjust your thresholds.

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