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> Can they use the Amazon-truck they financed from Amazon for non-Amazon deliveries?

I don't know, can they not? If that is the case then it's definitely problematic.

My understanding (based on my memory of a leaked DSP contract that I’m having trouble finding again) is that if you’re a branded DSP, then you must lease the vehicle from Amazon, and you may not use the Amazon vehicle for any purposes other than Amazon deliveries.

My memory is the DSP itself is not required to be exclusive to Amazon, but an Amazon branded vehicle can’t be used for purposes other than Amazon deliveries.

This has a lot to do with the analysis. How much control does Amazon have over the company. That's why they point out in the video that the drivers have to wear Amazon vests (and get punished if they don't), work Amazon directed hours, drive Amazon routes, deliver only Amazon packages, etc.

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