FedEx to Raise Freight Rates by 5.5 Pct (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

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FedEx Express has been named one of the Best Employers in Aon Hewitt’s “Best Employers in Malaysia 2011” survey. This is the fifth consecutive time FedEx Express has made the top ten list since the inception of the bi-annual survey in 2001. “This achievement is testament to our commitment of putting our people first in…

FedEx expects to handle 9 percent more packages on its busiest day of the year — now projected for Dec. 12. More: continued here

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FedEx Trade Networks Inc., a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has opened two new West Coast gateways to support its distribution service. More: continued here

Monday, Dec. 10 marks the busiest shipping day of the year for FedEx (FDX). The couriers and drivers who deliver packages to individuals and businesses around the country will be responsible for 19 million packages on Monday — nearly an 11% increase from 2011. The company's central processing plant in Memphis, Tenn., will pump 200…