12-13-2017, 06:02 PM
In years past I have given a small Amazon gift certificate to my UPS driver because I do virtually all shopping online and my front door is the least convenient in the neighborhood. I get a lot of boxes up a long sidewalk. I figure I owe the guy a tip.
I was looking to see if the next package was going to be coming via UPS so I could leave the card out but noticed it was being delivered by Amazon shipping: AMZL US. I looked back over numerous other orders and actually almost all of them have been delivered by AMZL US. A few small ones come by USPS (probably all the ones that weigh under a pound, now that I think about it).
Not sure how widespread this service is. I wonder if UPS is feeling any squeeze from this. Amazon has to be a reasonable portion of their business.
I'm not actually sure I have an "Amazon Driver" though. UPS seems to do routes so you generally get the same dude delivering each time. My impression is Amazon is more like Uber: I don't think they do routes but it's more like here's some stuff, go drop it off, NEXT. Just my impression based on the fact that when I see their vehicles it's always something different. Could be a white van. Could be a suspicious looking character in a Toyota Corolla.
Service hasn't changed at all that I've noticed.
Looks like you can just step up and apply to deliver packages too. Again reminding me of Uber:
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Curious if Amazon is making a move on the delivery business. Doesn't seem like it would be a big step for them to compete directly with UPS/FedEx if they started doing pickups too. Apparently they're already working on the air freight portion:
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I was looking to see if the next package was going to be coming via UPS so I could leave the card out but noticed it was being delivered by Amazon shipping: AMZL US. I looked back over numerous other orders and actually almost all of them have been delivered by AMZL US. A few small ones come by USPS (probably all the ones that weigh under a pound, now that I think about it).
Not sure how widespread this service is. I wonder if UPS is feeling any squeeze from this. Amazon has to be a reasonable portion of their business.
I'm not actually sure I have an "Amazon Driver" though. UPS seems to do routes so you generally get the same dude delivering each time. My impression is Amazon is more like Uber: I don't think they do routes but it's more like here's some stuff, go drop it off, NEXT. Just my impression based on the fact that when I see their vehicles it's always something different. Could be a white van. Could be a suspicious looking character in a Toyota Corolla.
Service hasn't changed at all that I've noticed.
Looks like you can just step up and apply to deliver packages too. Again reminding me of Uber:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://logistics.amazon.com/">https://logistics.amazon.com/</a><!-- m -->
Curious if Amazon is making a move on the delivery business. Doesn't seem like it would be a big step for them to compete directly with UPS/FedEx if they started doing pickups too. Apparently they're already working on the air freight portion:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.recode.net/2017/1/31/14462256/amazon-air-cargo-hub-kentucky-airport-prime-air">https://www.recode.net/2017/1/31/144622 ... -prime-air</a><!-- m -->