Tag: FedEx

Business
FedEx projects record holiday shipping season, plans to add 50,000 seasonal positions
FedEx is forecasting another record holiday, and projects Dec. 15 to be the busiest day in company history with a forecasted 22.6 million shipments moving around the world.
October 23, 2014
Ground
Business
Who’s Who: Truckers on the Forbes 400 billionaires list
Don’t feel bad if you didn’t make the latest Forbes 400 list of America’s wealthiest people; I just checked and, once again, I didn’t make it either. But a handful of truckers, or people very involved with the trucking industry, did.
October 3, 2014
Loves
Business
Self-driving planes, trains, trucks will lead supply chain redesign
Are robo-trucks already taking drivers off the road? It’s a possibility, though an indirect one, suggests Fred Andersky, director of government and industry affairs for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. And truck-driving jobs won’t be the only ones impacted by technological changes coming to the supply chain.
November 29, 2013
A FedEx Ground sorting facility
Business
FedEx: Online buying spurs holiday-related shipping
FedEx said in an announcement Oct. 22 that it is anticipating Monday, Dec. 10 to be its “busiest day in history,” predicting 19 million shipments via its ground, express and freight network and plans to hire nearly 20,000 seasonal employees because of it.
October 23, 2012
Business
Light- and medium-duty focus: Package Fleets
Evolving UPS, FedEx package fleets deliver productivity gains, fuel economy.
September 1, 2012
Since 1989, UPS has been running select package cars on compressed natural gas and now has 1,100 in service.
Business
Technology
Monitoring drivers’ personal cell phones, ALK and International Telematics form partnership, Noregon updates J-Pro diagnostic system and more technological news items are featured.
February 1, 2012
Noregon Systems’ J-Pro Commercial Fleet Diagnostics v5.1 is designed to provide visibility of the entire vehicle condition on one easy-to-navigate screen.
Business
Journal
Capacity shortage looms large, White House launches green fleet initiative, an increased demand for drivers and affordable fuel are among the industry issues featured.
May 1, 2011
Truckload capacity shortages will gather momentum this year and continue through 2013 as the economy recovers and regulatory restrictions limit the driver pool, an FTR Associates economist said.
Business
The CCJ Top 250
Several tough years position leading carriers for profitability. Only 14 CCJ Top 250 carriers posted revenue gains in 2009.
August 16, 2010
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