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It sounds like this is just a van fully owned and operated by an independent contractor though, not Amazon, so I don't really think it speaks to any kind of inefficiency within Amazon. Prime vans generally have graphics on the side, no? And Amazon sometimes just has random people delivering packages from their vehicles.

Seems kind of like talking about the inefficiency of Uber for not dealing with an Uber drivers abandoned car.

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I think that the fact that uber and amazon aren't responsible for the fleets is quite appropriate to talk about. No, this isn't the rich megacorp's direct liability. They've offloaded that to a low-margin courier that apparently can't afford to maintain their vehicles. And the schmuck who ordered some toilet paper ultimately suffers for it. I think that's a problem.

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