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To: Amazon Corporate Leaders and Amazon Flex Driver Support
Petition to Increase Amazon Flex Driver Payouts
Dear Amazon Leadership,
We, the undersigned Amazon Flex drivers and supporters, are asking Amazon to take immediate action to address the increasing cost of operating a delivery vehicle while working as an independent contractor for Amazon Flex.
Amazon Flex drivers use their own vehicles and are responsible for paying for gasoline, maintenance, tires, insurance, depreciation, repairs, and other expenses associated with completing deliveries. As fuel prices and other operating costs increase, the amount drivers actually earn after expenses continues to decline.
The current global oil market has experienced significant disruption and volatility, including disruptions affecting oil transportation through the Strait of Hormuz and other major supply routes. These conditions can place additional pressure on gasoline and diesel prices and create greater uncertainty for drivers who depend on their vehicles to earn income.
Amazon Flex payouts, however, do not automatically increase when the cost of fuel rises.
A delivery block that was financially sustainable at a lower fuel price can become considerably less profitable when drivers are required to travel long distances while paying substantially more for fuel. Drivers also continue to absorb vehicle wear, maintenance, depreciation, and other costs.
We are asking Amazon to recognize these realities and establish a fairer compensation structure for Flex drivers.
Specifically, we respectfully request that Amazon:
- Increase Amazon Flex delivery block payouts to reflect current fuel and operating costs.
- Establish a fuel surcharge or automatic fuel-cost adjustment when gasoline and diesel prices increase significantly.
- Take route mileage and estimated fuel consumption into consideration when calculating delivery compensation.
- Provide additional compensation for exceptionally long or high-mileage routes.
- Regularly review Flex driver compensation in response to inflation and changing operating costs.
- Ensure that advertised payouts remain reasonably sustainable after drivers account for the expenses required to complete the delivery block.
Amazon Flex drivers play an important role in getting packages to customers. We understand that independent contracting comes with certain responsibilities, but those responsibilities should not mean that drivers must absorb the entire impact of rapidly increasing operating costs.
Drivers should not have to choose between accepting a delivery block and losing a substantial portion of the payout to fuel and vehicle expenses.
We are asking Amazon to listen to the drivers who make Flex deliveries possible and take meaningful steps toward a compensation model that accounts for the real cost of completing the work.
This request is not simply about increasing payouts. It is about creating a sustainable and transparent system that recognizes the actual expenses independent contractors face while providing delivery services for Amazon.
We respectfully ask Amazon leadership to review this issue and consider implementing a fuel-cost adjustment and increased mileage-based compensation for Amazon Flex drivers.
Thank you for taking the time to hear the concerns of the Amazon Flex driver community.
Respectfully,
Amazon Flex Drivers and Supporters
Why is this important?
Amazon Flex drivers should not have to face rising fuel prices and increasing vehicle expenses alone. Every driver who uses their own vehicle to deliver Amazon packages is directly affected by the cost of gasoline, maintenance, repairs, tires, insurance, and vehicle depreciation.
When drivers come together, we can bring greater attention to an issue that affects the entire Flex community. One driver's voice can be overlooked, but thousands of drivers speaking together can demonstrate that this is a widespread concern.
By signing this petition, you are standing with fellow independent contractors who are asking Amazon to recognize the real cost of making deliveries.
Joining this campaign can help us:
- Advocate for fairer Flex payouts.
- Encourage Amazon to consider rising fuel and operating costs.
- Support the implementation of a fuel surcharge or fuel-cost adjustment.
- Bring greater awareness to the expenses Flex drivers absorb themselves.
- Encourage a more sustainable compensation system for independent contractors.
- Show Amazon that drivers across the Flex community want meaningful consideration of their concerns.
This campaign is about collective action and making sure Flex drivers have a voice.
If you are an Amazon Flex driver, or simply support independent contractors being fairly compensated for the costs of doing business, add your name, share this petition, and help bring attention to the issue.
Together, we can ask Amazon to listen, acknowledge the rising cost of delivery, and work toward meaningful change.