“Amazon Axes Delivery Partners in U.S.; Hundreds of Jobs Cut

Amazon Inc.isseveringtieswithsmalldeliveryfirmsaroundthecountry-- putting atleast 1，300驱动程序软件--inanefortortelicountry

bear down logistics，Anillinoiscompanythatrapidlyexpandedoverthepasttwoyears， isshutteringoperationsinfivestatesandlettinggoofabout 400驱动程序.驱动程序，Anamazondeliverypartnerinwashingtonstate， is cutting 272驱动程序安全委员会. Kansas -基本安全委员会，Anamazondeliverypartnerwithoperationsintexas，Alabase willeliminatethejobsofmorethan 600企业安全理事会. Aroundthecountry，logisticsfirmsarenotifyingstateoffstate

theactionunderscoresthechallengesofoutsourcingdeliveriestonew， untestedcompaniesinsteadoftraditionalpartnerssuchasunitedparcelserviceinc.andfedexcorp.italsoservesasawarningtoamazondelive

bear down logistics notified ohio、virginia、minnesotaandillinoisthatitwouldclosefacilitiesinthosestatesinapril、 resultinginthelossofalmost 280 jobs.anotherbeardownfacilityneargrandrapids，michigan，will also close in april， accordingtodocumentsreviewedbybloomberg.about 120驱动程序工作环境、 saidapersonfamiliarwiththematterwhospokeonconditionofanonymityduetocompanypoliciesaboutspeakingwiththemedia.thecompanyalsohahaha nsinwisconsin，thestatusofwhichwasnotimmediatelyclear。

wehavearesponsibilitytoourcustomersandthecommunitieswhereweoperatetoensurethesepartnersmeetourhighstandardsforthingslikesafet y amazonspokeswomansaidinanemail.occasionallyweneedtoendarelationshipwithapartnerandwhenthishappenswearecomittedtohelpingth EII tunitieswithotherdeliveryservicepartnersortolearnmoreaboutthethousandsofavailablerolesatamazondeliving

bear down logistics，deliveryforceandrcxlogisticsdidntimmediatelyrespondtorequestsforcomment。

amazoninlaunchedaprogramencouragingaspiringentrepreneurstoleasevans， hiredriversandbuildtheirownbusinessesdeliveringpackagestoitscustomers.more than 800 Suchbusinesseshavesproutedaroundthecountryw helpingamazonincreasedeliverycapacity.amazonalsohasgreaternegotiatingleverageovereachsmalloperatorthanitdoeswithlargerdelivee

driversworkingforamazondeliverypartnerstypicallyearnlessthantheircounterpartsworkingatlargerdeliverycompanieslikeups， whichelpsamazonlowercosts.onedriverworkingforbeardownlogisticsinmichigansaidheearnedabout $ 15 anhourdeliveringamazonpackagege

abigchallengeforamazonisbalancingsafetywithitseffortstodeliverthingsquicklyatthelowestpossiblecost.propublicaindecemberreveast.propublicacaicaits showingitprioritizedspeedoversafetyinitsdeliverynetwork，whichfollowedotherinvestigationsexposingtheinjuriesandeathsthatacccc

thebeardownexperiencealsowshowshowharditistomakeagoofsuchbusinesses.whenamazoncourtedentrepreneurs，ittoutedtheprospectsofears 000 ayearwithaslittleas $ 10，000 inupfrontcosts，significantlylessthanmostfranchisebusing

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