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FedEx Corp.’s earnings jumped 33% in its fiscal fourth quarter, led by a return to profitability at its less-than-truckload FedEx Freight unit after six consecutive quarters of losses.

FedEx Corp. said it will raise its dividend by a penny to 13 cents a share on July 1, for shareholders of record as of June 17.

Global economic improvement allowed FedEx Corp. to pull in 11% more quarterly revenue, but the carrier saw its net income drop by 3%, as it had to battle severe winter weather, soaring fuel costs and $43 million of integration costs at its less-than-truckload unit.

FedEx Corp. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter net income slipped 3% to $231 million, or 73 cents a share, from $239 million, or 76 cents, a year earlier.

Severe winter weather, along with rising fuel prices, are taking a toll on some freight companies, prompting FedEx Corp. to reduce its earnings forecast for its current quarter by 25 cents a share.

FedEx Corp. cut its quarterly earnings forecast by 25 cents a share, due to rising fuel prices and winter storms that slowed its operations.

FedEx Freight, the second-largest less-than-truckload carrier in the nation, said it plans to use rail intermodal service for the first time as part of new “economy” freight service, beginning Jan. 31.