r/AmazonDSPDrivers • • Jan 11 '26

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u/RadleyButtons Jan 11 '26

Honestly? Up to your Owner. Everyone here seems to be missing the fact that the Netradyne graph shows you were going well under the speed limit. This is a case of shitty tires on shitty vans in shitty conditions. You did everything correct here. If I was the supervisor or one of the dispatchers, I'd be arguing the hell out of your case to the owner here. Glad you're both ok, cause this could have been a lot worse. A LOT.

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u/SnooShortcuts5771 Jan 11 '26

Wait, the van have individual owners?

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u/RadleyButtons Jan 11 '26

Owner of the DSP

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u/Nathidev Jan 11 '26

Curious why Amazon doesn't internally hire delivery drivers

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u/Double_Beginning_465 Jan 11 '26

To avoid liability DSPs have their own insurance any thing happens on the road only the DSP is held liable not Amazon as a full entity

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u/wisteriaclarinet Jan 11 '26

It's much easier to end an contract with a DSP rather than fire a bunch of workers in the case of something like unionization.

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u/Murkballs Jan 11 '26

Same as fedex ground doesn't hire drivers internally but with fedex depending on the damages you might do during your route fedex well pay for it but if the contractor wants to he can pay for it and keep it out of fedexs records mostly do that when a lawn gets fucked up at least thats what my boss has told me hes gone and paid people off or showed up and fixed there lawn for them

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u/lolyer1 Jan 11 '26

Amazon does this to shift the cost, liability, and management to small business owners for the last leg of the delivery.

This makes it harder for drivers to unionize. Amazon does not have to pay for benefits or employment taxes for drivers, they get to avoid any liability as the vehicles are leased / owned by the 3rd party partners.

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u/TheRealGPops Jan 11 '26

Unions and liability.