FedEx is predicting a little more holiday cheer this year. The company, based in Memphis, Tenn., forecasts it will ship 13 million packages on Dec. 14, which it expects to be its busiest day this year. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Ground cleared in IRS audit (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
IRS auditors gave FedEx Ground a clean bill of health for 2004-2006 tax years on the independent contractor front, declining to assess taxes or penalties relating to the company’s delivery force. The government, which previously made a similar finding for the 2002 tax year, still could audit contractor-related issues for …
Read More »FedEx projects busier holiday peak (MSNBC)
FedEx forecasts it will ship 13 million packages on Dec. 14, which it expects to be its busiest day this year, up more than 8 percent over last year More: continued here
Read More »FedEx says IRS won’t impose penalties for 2004-06 (AP via Yahoo! News)
FedEx says the IRS will not impose tax penalties for 2004 through 2006 in the package delivery company’s long-running battle over the classification of its FedEx Ground drivers as contractors instead of employees. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx projects busier busiest day (AP via Yahoo! News)
FedEx is predicting a little more holiday cheer this year. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Expects To Move More Than 50 Million Packages During Dec. 14 Week (Nasdaq)
The holiday shopping season appears to be showing some signs of life, at least according to package-delivery giant FedEx Corp. (FDX). The company said Tuesday that it expects to ship more than 13 million packages on Dec. 14, its anticipated busiest day of the year. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Sees Peak Holiday Shipping Day About 8% Busier (Update3) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-delivery company, projected handling about 8 percent more shipments on its busiest day before the Christmas holiday amid “positive signs” for the economy. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Sees Peak Holiday Shipping Day About 8% Busier (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-delivery company, projected handling about 8 percent more shipments on its busiest day before the Christmas holiday this year. More: continued here
Read More »Football. Lanning Named Groza Semifinalist (South Carolina Gamecocks)
University of South Carolina placekicker Spencer Lanning is one of 20 semifinalists named for the 2009 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, presented by the FedEx Orange Bowl, it was announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission today. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Further Expands its Environmentally-Friendly Vehicle Fleet With Order of 51 New Azure Dynamics Hybrid Electric … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—-FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , today announced it will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation . The FedEx fleet of hybrid electric and electric vehicles will total 325 when all 51 hybrid step-vans are delivered during November and December of 2009. More: …
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