The PGA Tour cranks into action in Hawaii again today with the Mercedes-Benz Championship, but, unlike last year, when controversy, confusion, doubt, and a healthy (or rather unhealthy) dose of anxiety surrounded the introduction of the FedEx Cup, 2008 kicks off in a relative calm. Despite the avalanche of bad …
Read More »FedEx planning 40-dock warehouse on 200 South (Journal and Courier)
Lafayette could be getting a new FedEx freight shipping center this year after the project received approval from the county Drainage Board Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »PGA Tour takes second swing at FedEx Cup (USA Today)
Tiger Woods won the FedExCup last year, which is good and bad for the PGA Tour’s playoff system. It’s good because Woods is the best player in golf, so it’s only natural that he should earn the $10 million first prize. It’s bad because he was among a few players …
Read More »MyFox Boston | One Person Hurt After School Bus, FedEx Truck Collide in N.H. (FOX 25 Boston)
A school bus carrying children was involved in a crash with a FedEx truck Wednesday in Windham, N.H. It happened near a middle school. No children were injured. The truck and bus have serious damage. The FedEx driver had to be pulled from a tangled mess of twisted metal. FOX25’s …
Read More »FedEx Bumps Freight Rate (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)
FedEx Corp. announced a general rate increase of 5.5 percent Wednesday for its FedEx Freight trucking division.The demand for freight shipping is “severely restrained” by the weak national economy, the company said, noting the 6 percent drop in less-than-truckload shipments with FedEx Freight from a second-quarter earnings report last week. …
Read More »FedEx Kinko’s opens S. Austin location (BizJournals)
FedEx Kinko’s will open its newest Austin location on Ben White Boulevard next week. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Man Takes Holiday Rush in Stride (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)
FedEx driver Vito Randazzo works long hours this time of year, but the smile never seems to stop. More: continued here
Read More »Parker, FedEx Ground Announce Hydraulic Hybrid Joint Testing Program (ThomasNet)
CLEVELAND, Dec. 7 — Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) and FedEx Ground, a unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX), today announced they have agreed to test a Class 6 vehicle employing hybrid hydraulic technology that seeks to improve fuel mileage by greater than 50 percent and significantly reduce engine emissions. The new …
Read More »Ahead of the Bell: FedEx (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A JPMorgan analyst downgraded shares of FedEx Corp. on Wednesday, citing uncertainty surrounding the package delivery company’s Ground unit contractor model. More: continued here
Read More »PHH, FedEx Among Big Movers (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: More: continued here
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