Amazon wants $10,000 from you to start your own Prime delivery service

RockView 2018-06-28 15:53:52 UTC #4

Isn’t that the model FedEx uses in rural areas?

2BeFixt 2018-06-28 15:56:55 UTC #5

…And I forgot to add:
When they FEEL like it, they will “award” you with delivery jobs. When you tell them you aren’t getting enough work, they will make you a “Preferred Provider”, and you won’t get any more work than before.

Mas_Des_Bories 2018-06-28 16:01:45 UTC #6

And not only that can you imagine how much fun it is to manage 40 employees who get no employee benefits?
I mean at $250 a month profit per employee for the small business owner, it’s impossible that they can provide benefits. Well unless they want to run the business as a non-profit.

Skeeter 2018-06-28 16:26:09 UTC #7

Did an official Amazon employee make that statement or just some reporter chumming for drama.

What I seen made no mention of the terms.

Wanted: Hundreds of Entrepreneurs to Start Businesses Delivering Amazon Packages

Setalpz 2018-06-28 16:34:35 UTC #8

It’s in the article:

The business owners will be able to make as much as $300,000 a year in profit running a full-sized fleet of 40 vans and managing 100 employees, according to Amazon. They’ll be plugged into Amazon’s software, which will determine where the drivers go.

Caan 2018-06-28 20:18:18 UTC #9

If you read the article, you can find the link that gives you the information.

Skeeter 2018-06-28 20:24:06 UTC #10

I did, another source that I consider a little more credible stated the specifics have not been released yet.

Caan 2018-06-28 20:30:42 UTC #11

Did you click on the link from Amazon Logistics? All the details known are in that link. You can also sign up for additional information.

Are you saying that you found a source more credible than Amazon regarding press releases from Amazon?

HAL 2018-06-28 20:30:56 UTC #12

Putting in the effort to start a business with dozens of employees and a fleet of trucks, that’s entirely dependent of the good will of one customer, Amazon, for it’s survival? I’ll pass…

Skeeter 2018-06-28 20:31:28 UTC #13

No I did not, thank you for sharing that.

bustedmouse 2018-06-28 20:32:47 UTC #14

From Amazon’s site they state that 20-40 vehicles will yield $1M-4.5M REVENUE and $75K-300K PROFIT.
https://logistics.amazon.com/marketing/site-terms#financial
They don’t explain or give examples of how they got these numbers and that these numbers are are projections only. I’m not even sure if this factors in a salary for you as the owner. If it’s anything like what our Fed Ex independents do, it’s not very much.

Skeeter 2018-06-28 20:33:48 UTC #15

I meant it regarding news sources, I initially read it on Fox then CNN. I don’t believe very much of anything posted unless its directly cited as coming from the source.

Caan 2018-06-28 20:37:42 UTC #16

You said you read the article and clicked the link for the source. The only link was from Amazon Logistics.

Skeeter 2018-06-28 20:39:57 UTC #17

I just found the link from logistics Amazon.

Their was a link on here today from CNN, it might have been in another thread about this.

love_the_ra 2018-06-28 22:42:56 UTC #18

hmm , cost of buying 40 Trucks = xxxx
Employees Costs = xxxx
Insurance on vehicles and Insurance on carrying parcels XXX
Vehicle expenses xxxx
Expenses I missed Xxx

Total Return on Investment = Jackpot . I’m in .

Now just to buy those 40 Trucks . Do they have to be real trucks

RockView 2018-06-28 22:47:30 UTC #19

Hybrid Tonka Trucks

Skeeter 2018-06-29 03:28:14 UTC #20

I bet they already have more applicants than they could ever imagine.

Gee, who pays the vehicle repair bills?? We have / had pick ups, mid size trucks and semi tractor / trailer, all I can say is OUCH!

anonn 2018-06-29 06:34:15 UTC #21

what about “shrinkage”? Who pays for Insurance?

what about late deliveries harming your DDR “Delivery Defect Rate” lol at which time amazon can suspend the business you invested in

what a disaster waiting to happen

guess its better than drones though, right Jeff?

bookwormapril 2018-06-30 14:12:30 UTC #22

Yeah, what could possibly go wrong?

Nobody who reads this forum would go for it.

system 2018-12-27 14:12:35 UTC #23

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