Video: FedEx Workplace Shooting Results in Multiple Injuries

A workplace shooting at a FedEx warehouse in Georgia has resulted in multiple injuries, officials said today. The shooting occurred at a warehouse 1675 Airport Road, Kennesaw, near the Cobb County Airport. Cobb County Police spokeswoman Dana Pierce confirmed there is active and ongoing incident. “The area around the building has been secured and the […]

FedEx takes a page from Canada Post playbook with new locations at Home Hardware

TORONTO As more Canadians turn to online shopping, courier operator FedEx hopes an agreement to open shipping centres at Home Hardware Stores Ltd. will help it grab a larger piece of the growing e-commerce market. Federal Express Canada Ltd. said Wednesday that the centres, which serve as mini-hubs, will offer more “points of access” for […]

Who’s winning the shipping war? Infographic Shipping Comparison – USPS vs UPS vs. FedEx

Stamps.com recently compiled an infographic revealing new data on how UPS, FedEx and the USPS compare in package tracking events, delivery times and overall costs. Stamps.com staff shipped 144 packages to all eight shipping zones across the U.S. from three separate locations. Below is the full infographic. Learn more about carrier tracking scans, speed of […]

New York state joins New York City in suing FedEx for Illegally Shipping Untaxed Cigarettes

Investigation Finds Shipping Giant Made Nearly 33K Illegal Shipments Of Cigarettes To Consumers In New York State Since 2006; Lawsuit Seeks An Additional $165M In Penalties NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that his office has filed a $70 million lawsuit against Federal Express Corporation for unlawfully shipping nearly 80 million […]

Letter to Editor: American people need a compelling argument to help save USPS

I just saw the commercial regarding the funding of the pension program. While it is clear that it is unfair to the Post Office that this burden has been placed on the department, it is not a compelling argument for the Public to latch on to. I have a theory as to why the Republican […]

FedEx Takes Sloppy E-Tailers to Task

From Wall Street Journal: FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Fred Smith took a tough line with e-commerce companies on Wednesday, saying they need to shape up sloppy shipping practices or risk losing customers. A significant part of the industry’s Christmas-delivery mess, he said, stemmed from problems on the part of retailers. Retailers, he said, claimed that […]

Video: Pot Shipments With Fraudulent Return Addresses On Rise

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The U.S. Postal Service says mixups like the one that returned a package of marijuana to a Sacramento family they didn’t ship are becoming more common. CBS13 brought you the story of the couple who received an airtight package of marijuana hidden underneath empty boxes inside a larger box. The Postal Service […]

USPS OIG: Show Me the Money

Benjamins, dough, cabbage, coin, greenbacks. Most of us could rattle off a dozen or more slang words that mean money. But we might be unsure what certain financial terms — operating income, liquidity — mean. When you follow the U.S. Postal Service, this might put you at a disadvantage, especially when it’s quarterly financial statement […]

FedEx Ships Hundreds Of Medical Records To Northern California Woman’s Home

CARMICHAEL (CBS13) — A woman opened a box mailed to her home and found the names, personal information and medical records for hundreds of people. That box contained the medical records, test results, and credit card information of people from across the United States. After receiving the mysterious box, Jerri Crabtree reached out to CBS13 […]

FedEx to raise shipping rates 3.9 percent

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 3, 2014 — FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), will increase shipping rates by an average of 3.9%, effective March 31, 2014. This rate change applies to eligible FedEx Freight® shipments within the U.S. (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), between the contiguous U.S. and […]