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Re:Amazon’s Shipping Empire Is Challenging UPS and FedEx by nacs on Thursday September 05, 2019 @10:54AM (#20887298)
False, there are lots of last-mile Amazon delivery guys -- I live by a distribution center that has literally hundreds of Amazon-branded last-mile vans that deliver straight to my house.

The program you're thinking of is likely "Amazon Flex" which is just part of their last-mile delivery system and uses independent contractors.

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Re:Amazon’s Shipping Empire Is Challenging UPS and FedEx by johnbrodie on Thursday September 05, 2019 @11:12AM (#20887511)
Those aren't necessarily employees of Amazon, you can sign up to be a shipper and buy the vans. https://logistics.amazon.com/marketing/opportunity
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