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At some point is it possible that Amazon buys UPS or FedEx to boost its own fleet?

Fedex contracts out its deliveries. They are more like franchise. This is kind of what amazon is doing for the past few years.

fedex ground drivers are contractors, fedex express are employees.

fedex ground originated as a totally separate company that they acquired and re-branded.

FedEx reps love to tell you they are "totally separate" when anything goes wrong with Ground, too