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FedEx Reports Strong 2Q Earnings
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FedEx Corp. reported a 20.6% increase in net income in its fiscal second-quarter financial results released Dec. 18.
December 18, 2018Amazon Thrives on FedEx Delivery Model, but Driver Pay Challenges Persist
Amazon Prime delivery van. (Bloomberg News)
Five years on, Amazon.com Inc.’s chief executive officer is betting on decidedly more terrestrial technology: Drivers. As in real people. Tens of thousands of them. High-tailing it through town in gas-slurping vans to leave packages on doorsteps just like the milkman, postal worker, UPS guy and pizza dude before them.
December 17, 2018Holiday Shipping Deadlines for Amazon, USPS, UPS, FedEx
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Procrastinators take note: The deadline is fast approaching to get those gifts in the mail to arrive by Christmas Eve.
December 13, 2018FedEx Express President David Cunningham to Retire Dec. 31
David Cunningham (left) and Rajesh Subramaniam via FedEx
FedEx Corp. on Dec. 7 announced that FedEx Express President and CEO David Cunningham will retire effective Dec. 31.
December 10, 2018FedEx Announces Rate Increases for 2019 as Demand Grows
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FedEx Corp. will raise general rates on Jan. 7, according to a statement the company released on Nov. 5, reflecting tight capacity and greater demands from a strong economy.
November 8, 2018FedEx to Raise Prices in Response to Surging Freight Demand, Tight Capacity
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FedEx Corp. will boost most prices by an average of 4.9% starting in January, more than double the expected rate of U.S. inflation next year, as freight demand surges.
November 5, 2018Second FedEx Ground Station Opens in Oklahoma City
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FedEx Corp. has operated one 180,000-square-foot shipping station in Oklahoma City since 2006, and on Oct. 16 it celebrated the grand opening of a 270,000-square-foot shipping facility in north Oklahoma City to more than double its warehouse space in the area.
October 17, 2018FedEx Downplays US-China Trade Spat’s Impact on Its Business
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DALLAS — Shortly before the Trump administration announced a new round of tariffs against Chinese goods, FedEx Corp. leaders tried to assure investors Sept. 17 that a widening trade war will have little direct effect on the company.
September 18, 2018FedEx Profits Soar, Revenue Rises in Fiscal First Quarter
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FedEx Corp. boosted its full-year profit outlook Sept. 17 as the shipping giant reported mixed financial results for the first quarter of its 2019 fiscal year.
September 17, 2018Capitol Agenda for the Week of Sept. 17: ‘Iggy,’ the Doctor of Truckology, Fondly Remembered
Chris "Iggy" Ignowski received the Lifetime Volunteer Award at the 2016 National Truck Driving Championships in Indianapolis (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Chris Ignowski left a lasting impression at FedEx and the National Truck Driving Championships as a safety proponent whose knowledge of the industry's rules and regulations was unmatched.
September 17, 2018