Government, Business, Technology

Tennessee DOT Chief Says Driverless Technology Poses Challenges for Road Planners

Self-driving vehicles present the biggest challenge for road planners since horse and buggies gave way to automobiles in the early 20th Century, Tennessee's transportation chief says.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
December 5, 2016
TCA

FedEx Focuses on Boxes, Marks Cyber Monday Peak

At the lab in suburban Collierville outside Memphis, Tennessee, technicians use machines to drop, squeeze, smash and vibrate packages containing such items flat-screen TVs, Memphis barbecue, cakes and guitars.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
November 29, 2016
TCA

FedEx CEO Fred Smith Visits Trump Tower to Meet President-Elect

FedEx Corp. CEO Fred Smith met with President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 17 in New York.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
November 18, 2016
TCA

FedEx Freight President Mike Ducker Still Hopes TPP Will Go Through

Mike Ducker, president of FedEx Freight, said it's too early to tell how a mammoth new trade agreement will fare after the election of Donald Trump, but it would be "tragic" for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to go down.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
November 10, 2016
TCA

Avalanche of E-Commerce Expected to Boost FedEx Shipping Volume This Holiday Season

FedEx expects about 10% growth in holiday season shipping volume amid an avalanche of e-commerce.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
November 7, 2016
Business

FedEx Doubles Down on Purple and Orange

Chairman Frederick Smith announced to employees Aug. 24 that the company would adopt the 43-year-old FedEx combination of purple and orange as its unified color scheme.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
August 25, 2016
Business

Port of Memphis Plans Public Terminal Overhaul, Strategic Plan

The Port of Memphis isn't pretty, but it works. Bustling with oil and chemical storage tanks, warehouses, factories, trucks, trains and barges, it's where the heavy lifting of Memphis is done: manufacturing, steel fabricating, chemical and food processing and asphalt mixing.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
August 1, 2016
Business

FedEx Founder Fred Smith Assails Presidential Candidates' Trade Positions

FedEx Corp. chief Fred Smith said June 21 the company is concerned about both presidential candidates’ views on trade, but he hopes it’s only campaign rhetoric.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
June 23, 2016
Business

FedEx to Lease More Land at Memphis Airport

Memphis, Tennessee, airport officials will consider leasing about 15 more acres to their largest tenant, FedEx.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
June 16, 2016
Business

FedEx Incorporating Artificial Intelligence in Trucks, Planes, Founder Fred Smith Says

FedEx board member and author, Joshua Cooper Ramo, believes in the power of supercomputers, meganetworks and artificial intelligence to transform humanity.

Wayne Risher | The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
June 8, 2016