WSJ: Amazon Hires Unsafe Trucking Firms Twice As Often As Peers

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  1. Oct 13, 2022 #1
    MGE Dawn

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  3. Oct 13, 2022 #2
    buzzarddriver

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    Who would have thought it to be true. Amazon is the most safety conscious company around. Its right there in the contract.

    No matter how many people you run over, your load must not be late.
     
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  4. Oct 13, 2022 #3
    LoneRanger

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    Well when they give you just 3 days and 6 hours to complete 2400 miles, then ding your score for not doing it makes them pretty safe in my book.
     
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    ZVar

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    A snails pace on a team truck. Should have a good 24 hours left over....
     
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    JoeyJunk

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    Did the article happen to mention the issue of importing drivers and making it stupidly easy for them to drive (US Govt fault) and companies taking advantage of this (Amazon, among others). Or is that harsh reality too offensive to report to the American people.
     
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  8. Oct 13, 2022 #6
    LoneRanger

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    ya but it ain’t listed as a team load, it’s listed as solo.
     
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    LoneRanger

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    this is just one of many on the board now. How fast you need to go to make it happen?




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  10. Oct 13, 2022 #8
    olddog_newtricks

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    $1.80 per mile.... sure.... somebody had better jump right on that.
     
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  11. Oct 13, 2022 #9
    LoneRanger

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    they will. Don’t think they don’t.
     
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    900 miles in 17 hours
     
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