FedEx Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
942 S Shady Grove Rd., Memphis, TN 38120-4117, United States
(901)369-3600, http://www.fedex.com

Primary SIC: Air Courier Services, Primary NAICS: Couriers
Description: FDX Corp., founded by Frederick W. Smith, began operations in April 1973, was incorporated on October 2, 1997. Fedex Corporation was formed in January 1998 with the acquisition of Caliber System Inc. The company reports in four business segments. FedEx Express provides time-certain delivery within one to three business days serving markets that comprise more than 90% of the world's gross domestic product. FedEx Ground provides low-cost, day-certain service to every business address in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and nearly 100% of U.S. residences through FedEx Home Delivery. It also includes FedEx SmartPost, Inc. FedEx Freight provides less-than-truckload freight services through FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL. The FedEx Freight segment also includes FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., North America's largest time-specific, critical shipment carrier, and Caribbean Transportation Services, Inc., a leading provider of airfreight forwarding services between the United States and Puerto Rico. FedEx Services provides sales, cust5omer service, and information technology support through FedEx Customer Information Services, Inc., primarily for the benefit of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. The FedEx Services segment also includes FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc., formerly known as FedEx Kinko's, and FedEx Global Supply Chain Services, Inc., which offers a range of supply chain solutions. In 2007, FedEx Corporation acquired ANC Holdings Ltd. (now rebranded as FedEx UK), Prakash Air Freight Pvt. Ltd. and Tianjin Datian W. Group Co., Ltd.'s 50 percent share of the FedEx-DTW International Priority joint venture and assets relating to DTW Group's domestic network in China. More

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FedEx Corp., News and Information

FedEx Corp. Names Logue New President for FedEx Freight.
Journal of Transportation; 11/21/2009; 889 words; FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced the appointment...FedEx Freight Corp., a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and leading provider of regional and...president and chief executive officer of FedEx Corp. "I want to recognize Doug Duncan for...

FedEx launches sensor device for packages
AP Online; 11/17/2009; 455 words; FedEx is introducing a new device that can track the temperature, light exposure and location of...large group of packages on a pallet. The device is expected to launch in spring of next year. FedEx Corp. is based in Memphis, Tenn.

FEDEX NAMED BEST AIR CARGO CARRIER OF THE YEAR.(Awards list)
AsiaPulse News; 11/17/2009; 724 words; KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 Asia Pulse - FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (FDX), won the Air Cargo Carrier Of The Year Award at the recent Eighth Annual Supply Chain...

Group asks US government to invest more in electric cars
The Boston Globe; 11/17/2009; 523 words; ...Systems Inc. of Watertown, Mass., Nissan Motor Co., Fedex Corp., PG&E Corp., and Johnson Controls-Saft, announced...pie-in-the-sky here," said Frederick W. Smith, FedEx's chairman. "It's simply a matter of organization...

UPS pegs Dec. 21 as busiest day of 2009
AP Online; 11/16/2009; 659 words; ...Peak projections from UPS and rival FedEx Corp. are closely watched because they...by UPS to the point of delivery. FedEx, based in Memphis, Tenn., said...shipped on its peak day last year. FedEx numbers include a partnership with...

Transportation: Worldwide package delivery, courier services, long distance trucking and air chartering. Finance: Holding company.


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