FedEx News Updates

Business, Logistics

Carriers Feeling Cheery About On-Time Holiday Deliveries

The nation’s major shipping companies are in the best shape to get holiday shoppers’ packages delivered on time since the start of the pandemic, suggesting a return to normalcy.

November 21, 2022
Business, Logistics

FedEx Delivery Contractors’ Threat of Black Friday Walkout Fizzles

FedEx Corp. defused a threat by its delivery contractors to walk off the job on Black Friday in protest of dwindling profits as a trade group representing disgruntled logistics company owners disbanded.

November 19, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

FedEx Freight Unit Furloughs Workers as Cargo Demand Slows

FedEx Corp.’s freight unit is putting workers on furlough in some U.S. markets, adding to mounting evidence of a cargo slowdown as the company joins other large employers trimming their ranks.

November 14, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

FedEx Reports Declining Q1 FY 2023 Income

FedEx Corp. said as the global economy slows, it is aggressively looking to reduce costs, and that it will raise rates across divisions in January.

September 28, 2022
Business

FedEx Cost Cuts Aim to Save $2.7 Billion

FedEx Corp. expects to save as much as $2.7 billion this fiscal year through wide-ranging cost-cutting measures in response to weakening business conditions.

September 22, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

FedEx Tumbles After Pulling Annual Earnings Forecast

FedEx Corp. lost $11 billion in market value, wiping out two years of stock gains, after withdrawing its earnings forecast on worsening business conditions.

September 16, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Hiring for Uncertain Holiday Season Continues

Trucking has started making thousands of hires for the holiday season despite facing a variety of economic headwinds.

September 15, 2022
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Reduces US Sunday Deliveries in Some Rural Areas

FedEx Corp. plans to scale back Sunday delivery service in far-flung areas of the U.S., the latest evidence that the e-commerce surge spurred by COVID-19 is ending.

July 22, 2022
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

FedEx Predicts Profit Growth Under Three-Year Plan

FedEx Corp. expects to grow earnings per share as much as 19% annually over the next three years by targeting “high-value” customers and squeezing more efficiency out of its networks.

June 29, 2022
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Reports Quarterly, Annual Revenue Growth

FedEx Corp. reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on June 23 that were close to meeting Wall Street expectations.

June 23, 2022