FedEx in Partnership to Use Facilities as Cloud Service Hubs
Dell Technologies Inc., FedEx Corp. and Switch Inc. are building a U.S. network of data centers, offering businesses an alternative to maintaining their own server farms or using major cloud providers such as Amazon .com Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
FedEx Vows to Avoid Transport Bottlenecks When Vaccines Are Ready
FedEx Corp. is pledging to avoid transportation logjams when a massive operation begins to deliver a coronavirus vaccine.
Heroes Among Heroes: Three Truckers Honored for Selflessness During Pandemic
Three members of the trucking industry who demonstrated courage and selflessness during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic were honored by Transport Topics during American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition. See the video.
FedEx Seeks to Add Small Self-Flying Planes for Remote Areas
FedEx Corp. is looking at using small self-flying cargo planes to serve remote areas after experimenting with a technology startup on autonomous aircraft, CEO Fred Smith said.
FedEx Posts Strong Quarterly Earnings, Fueled by E-Commerce
A huge surge in e-commerce deliveries to homes and businesses because of the COVID-19 pandemic boosted FedEx Corp.’s fiscal first-quarter earnings when the delivery giant reported its financials Sept. 15.
FedEx Prepares for Unprecedented Surge Ahead of Holidays
FedEx Corp. is positioning itself for what it is predicting will be an unprecedented peak holiday shipping season, the company said Sept. 8.
UPS Holiday Season Hiring Will Top 100,000 Amid E-Commerce Boom
UPS Inc. said it will hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers to help handle an expected avalanche of holiday packages from online orders this year as shoppers avoid stores during the coronavirus pandemic.
FedEx to Increase Peak Hiring 27% for ‘Unprecedented’ Season
FedEx Corp. plans to hire about 70,000 seasonal workers to handle the holiday surge of packages, a 27% increase from last year’s peak, in what is expected to be an unprecedented level of delivery demand.
UPS, FedEx Out to Prove They Can Profit in Holiday Season
UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp., riding high from record package deliveries amid the coronavirus pandemic, are moving on to their next objective: showing investors they can boost profit in the approaching onslaught of the holidays.
FedEx Joins UPS, USPS in Adding Fees as Holiday Delivery Surge Looms
FedEx Corp. is joining a rush to apply extra holiday fees on high-volume shippers as couriers brace for a new jump in residential deliveries during the year-end peak season.