FedEx News Updates

Government, Business

NTSB Probes FedEx Incident at Fort Lauderdale Airport

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of a landing gear collapse on Oct. 28 that damaged a FedEx plane landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, officials said.

October 31, 2016
Business

FedEx Ground Settles Overtime Case With Oregon Drivers for $15.45 Million

A judge has approved a settlement that requires FedEx Ground Package System Inc. to pay $15.45 million to a class of drivers that worked in Oregon and sued to receive unpaid overtime wages.

October 24, 2016
Business

FedEx Strikes Deals to Expand E-Commerce Services

FedEx Corp. made several moves in recent weeks to build its national and international services, particularly in the growing e-commerce sector, through investments and partnerships.

October 21, 2016
Business

FedEx Names Dave Bronczek to Newly Created Post of COO Starting 2018

FedEx Corp. named Dave Bronczek to the newly created post of chief operating officer and shifted the president’s title to him from company founder Fred Smith. 

September 26, 2016
Business, Technology

Vos Repeats as Champion, Leads FedEx at SuperTech

RALEIGH, N.C. — FedEx Freight technician Eric Vos earned the title of Grand Champion of TMC SuperTech for the second consecutive year in the competition, which was swept by FedEx Freight.

September 26, 2016
Business

FedEx First-Quarter Earnings Climb 12.7%

FedEx Corp. reported net income rose 12.7%, excluding one-time costs, for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 compared with the same period a year ago.

September 26, 2016
Business

FedEx Announces Price Increases for 2017

FedEx Corp. announced a series of 2017 rate increases, including 3.9% for Express shipments and 4.9% for Ground, continuing the recent pattern of carrier price adjustments.

September 22, 2016
Business

FedEx Income Rises 12.7% in First Quarter

FedEx Corp. reported net income rose 12.7%, excluding one-time costs, for the first quarter of  its fiscal 2017 calendar compared with the same period last year.

September 20, 2016

LiveOnWeb: Is Natural Gas a Good Fit for Your Fleet?

T. Boone Pickens, FedEx Chairman Fred Smith and NGVA's Matt Godlewski join ATA President Chris Spear to discuss natural gas advancements in this special LiveOnWeb broadcast.

September 19, 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.

August 25, 2016