Amazon Announces New Services to Enhance Commitment to Delivery Service Partners and Drivers

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced two new value-added services to empower Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) to offer best-in-class benefits for their drivers. A new academic program, Next Mile, provides drivers employed by participating DSPs with up to $5,250 per year to access more than 1,700 academic programs, including bachelor’s and associate degrees, skill certifications, and high school completion courses. Amazon also announced the addition of a 401(k) plan to the suite of services available to DSPs and is providing DSPs an estimated $60 million over the first year to help these small business owners match employee contributions. Amazon continues its commitment to providing access to the tools and resources small businesses need to build thriving teams, while helping drivers reach their career aspirations. These new benefits from leading providers and additional rate increases for DSPs to offer competitive pay to their drivers total a more than $450 million investment over the next year.

“Through the DSP program, small businesses around the world have generated over $26 billion in revenue for their companies since launching four years ago,” said Parisa Sadrzadeh, vice president of Amazon’s Worldwide Delivery Service Partner Program. “We couldn’t have done that without DSPs and their incredible teams. We will continue to innovate with them and use our economies of scale and resources to help them provide best-in-class offerings to their employees. Investing in our DSPs means that we are continuing to invest in communities nationwide. I can’t wait to see the future success stories of what these drivers achieve.”

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