Tag: FedEx

FedEx to Send 138 Drivers to National Truck Driving Championships

FedEx to Send 138 Drivers to National Truck Driving Championships

| July 29, 2014

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has announced that 138 drivers from 45 states representing its operating companies will compete in the National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Pittsburgh, August 12-16. Each FedEx driver earned the right to compete in the NTDC by winning at state-level truck driving championships. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) sponsors the NTDC, […]

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FedEx TechConnect Opens New Package Testing Lab

FedEx TechConnect Opens New Package Testing Lab

| May 16, 2014

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has announced that FedEx TechConnect has opened a new package laboratory. The facility consists of a 30,000+ square-foot location that will serve both big and small FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight customers, providing free package testing and design services. FedEx handles about 10 million packages per day and commerce […]

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Marvin Ellison Joins FedEx Corporation Board of Directors

Marvin Ellison Joins FedEx Corporation Board of Directors

| March 13, 2014

FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) has elected Marvin R. Ellison as a director and the Board also appointed Mr. Ellison as a member of its Compensation Committee. “We welcome Marvin to our Board of Directors. His operations and logistics expertise, together with his years of executive leadership, will add significant value to our Board,” said Frederick […]

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FedEx to Boost Shipping Rates 3.9%

FedEx to Boost Shipping Rates 3.9%

| March 3, 2014

FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), will increase shipping rates by an average of 3.9%, effective March 31, 2014. This rate change applies to eligible FedEx Freight® shipments within the U.S. (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), between the contiguous U.S. and Canada, within Canada, between the contiguous […]

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FedEx Earns No. 8 Spot on the FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies

FedEx Earns No. 8 Spot on the FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies

| February 27, 2014

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has reported that it is once again among the most admired companies in the world, according to a survey published in FORTUNE magazine. The annual “World’s Most Admired Companies” report released on February 27th  lists FedEx as the No. 8 ranked company overall, and No. 1 in the delivery industry. The […]

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Nissan and FedEx Express Test All-Electric Vehicle

Nissan and FedEx Express Test All-Electric Vehicle

| January 22, 2014

FedEx Express and Nissan have announced that the two companies will begin testing the Nissan e-NV200, a 100 percent all-electric compact cargo vehicle, under real world conditions in Washington, D.C. FedEx Express and Nissan have conducted similar e-NV200 tests with fleets in Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Brazil. Both companies report that they are […]

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