Amazon Plans Start-Up Delivery Services for Its Own Packages

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A threat to UPS as well as FedEx Ground, from both a diverted volume perspective and labor pool.

Amazon Plans Start-Up Delivery Services for Its Own Packages

The company announced Thursday a new program aimed at helping people start their own businesses delivering packages for Amazon.

For a minimum investment of $10,000, people in the United States will be able to open and manage their own delivery service handling Amazon packages. Although the couriers will not be employees of the company, they’ll get access to Amazon-branded vehicles, uniforms and more.

By the company’s calculations, an owner could earn as much as $300,000 a year in profit by operating a fleet of up to 40 vehicles.
 

Yaba Daba Do

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Just buy a couple routes around where your UPS route is and have your drivers deliver your UPS packages too. Get paid from Amazon and UPS for doing no actual work win/win.
 

Tightupser

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You get 5 trucks with your 10k investment, my question is how are they gonna find people to work people dont even wanna work for us as well as we get paid plus the benefits we get
 

Avi

Member
In the long run this seems like lower wages or wage increases "to adjust for inflation" plus less benefits.
 

John Conod

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A threat to UPS as well as FedEx Ground, from both a diverted volume perspective and labor pool.

Amazon Plans Start-Up Delivery Services for Its Own Packages

The company announced Thursday a new program aimed at helping people start their own businesses delivering packages for Amazon.

For a minimum investment of $10,000, people in the United States will be able to open and manage their own delivery service handling Amazon packages. Although the couriers will not be employees of the company, they’ll get access to Amazon-branded vehicles, uniforms and more.

By the company’s calculations, an owner could earn as much as $300,000 a year in profit by operating a fleet of up to 40 vehicles.
Well, that may be good for me. We own a company that produces portable shelving systems for the package delivery industry. Check out PRFshelving.com. I have worked for UPS for 33 years and have discovered that the future is in contract drivers. And the industry is growing and needs shelving solutions especially for peak season rentals. Please spread the word for PRF shelving solutions .
 

OrioN

double tap o da horn dooshbag
Just buy a couple routes around where your UPS route is and have your drivers deliver your UPS packages too. Get paid from Amazon and UPS for doing no actual work win/win.
Conflict of interest... plus helping a non-union company would be like stabbing your own members in the back
 

OrioN

double tap o da horn dooshbag
Well, that may be good for me. We own a company that produces portable shelving systems for the package delivery industry. Check out PRFshelving.com. I have worked for UPS for 33 years and have discovered that the future is in contract drivers. And the industry is growing and needs shelving solutions especially for peak season rentals. Please spread the word for PRF shelving solutions .
Dunno if spamming is allowed.

U should target the national rental companies ; it's a good concept
 

OrioN

double tap o da horn dooshbag
@John Conod you sell your systems to the rental companies... they, in turn, can offer them as a supplemental expense for anyone that rent the box truck or cargo vans.

Heck, have your shelving on display at the entrance or showroom area of some rental places to see those units 1st hand
 

John Conod

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We are working hard on getting the word out. Everything cost money. Your idea to approach the rental companies is exactly what our goal is. The challenge is introducing a new concept two companies that have blinders on. We will continue to pursue that goal. Any help from you folks out there in the package shipping industry will greatly help. Please share our website with your friends.
 

John Conod

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Dunno if spamming is allowed.

U should target the national rental companies ; it's a good concept
Thank you for the word. It is definitely a good concept, but there is a lot of work in spreading the word about the new product. Our goal is to have these shelving systems in the rental trucks as an accessory that the rental companies can profit from. UPS has already said to me that that would be a great avenue for their use of the product. Please share with your friends in the industry our website and the videos on YouTube. Any help from you would be greatly appreciated.
 

12yearsaslave

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Well, that may be good for me. We own a company that produces portable shelving systems for the package delivery industry. Check out PRFshelving.com. I have worked for UPS for 33 years and have discovered that the future is in contract drivers. And the industry is growing and needs shelving solutions especially for peak season rentals. Please spread the word for PRF shelving solutions .
Well, it's an interesting concept. 2 questions: why would you install a temporary shelf and then fold it? will the rental companies allow drilling in their truck walls?
 

Fred's Myth

Nonhyphenated American
Well, it's an interesting concept. 2 questions: why would you install a temporary shelf and then fold it? will the rental companies allow drilling in their truck walls?
As far as folding shelves go, you need shelves for delivery set up, and minimizing them allows for bulk pick ups. Two birds, one stone.
As for drilling, if the slats are left attached, the rental company probably wouldn't notice.
 
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