(Bloomberg) — An Illinois company that rapidly expanded over the past two years to deliver packages for Amazon.com Inc. is shuttering operations in five states and letting go hundreds of drivers after failing to meet the e-commerce giant’s standards.The shuttering of Bear Down Logistics underscores the challenges Amazon faces outsourcing deliveries to new, untested companies instead of traditional partners such as United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. It also serves as a warning to Amazon delivery partners that the company is an exacting client willing to cut them off.Bear Down Logistics notified Ohio, Virginia, Minnesota and Illinois that it …read more
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