SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 (Reuters) – FedEx Corp has hired some of the hard-hitting attorneys who represented home run slugger Barry Bonds to defend against criminal allegations that FedEx knowingly shipped packages from illegal online pharmacies. FedEx was indicted earlier this month on 15 criminal counts, including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Senior managers at […]
The FedEx Corporation is requesting that PRC “blunt the advantages the Postal Service has as a government entity.” It appears Fedex is not happy with proposals by the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”), filed on July 1, 2014, to sharply reduce Priority Mail rates for middle-weight packages and increase prices for low-weight retail packages.” FedEx claims […]
This is the model that Issa and others would like to see happen to USPS-mostly part-time workers. City of Concord, NC also grants Fedex huge tax break. CONCORD, N.C. – The announcement Thursday that FedEx SmartPost plans to move jobs from Charlotte to Concord includes the addition of a new 330,780-square-foot distribution center in the […]
Senator’s Efforts and Engagement Result in a Special Task Force by the Carrier Waiting for days to get prescription drugs. Trips to the post office to find an empty box where your business-critical supplies should be. After hearing these and other rural Alaskans’ frustrations about FedEx delivery problems that occur when FedEx hands packages over […]
Abby Martin speaks with RT Political Commentator, Sam Sacks, about why Congress intentionally bankrupted the US Postal Service and how the push to corporatize the mail industry is hurting us all.
FedEx Corp.’s recent decision to incorporate package size in the pricing of its ground service will result in a significant boost in shipping costs – but it could also open up competitive opportunities for the U.S. Postal Service. FedEx FDX -0.32% surprised shippers and industry observers with the announcement that it will adopt dimensional weight […]
Superior suppliers USPS honors 14 companies The Postal Service recently honored 14 companies that provide the organization with superior service in technology, transportation and other areas. The winning companies received awards in several categories, including supplier performance and supplier innovation. This year, a Postmaster General’s Supplier Award was introduced. “The Postal Service does business with […]
Historically, the United Parcel Service, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service have carried most of the weight of the delivery process. Now, the tech giants want in. Google announced Monday it is expanding its same-day deliveries, following Amazon’s increased development of a similar service. Conquering home delivery has been compared to achieving the “Holy Grail […]
GSA awarded its third generation Domestic Delivery Service (DDS3) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to two leading suppliers in the package delivery industry: United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express (FedEx). So what does this mean, exactly? Well DDS3 is a strategically sourced program designed to save taxpayer dollars and provide innovative services to the federal […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 2, 2014—FedEx today announced pricing changes for FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground. FedEx Freight will increase its published fuel surcharge indices by 3 percentage points, effective June 2, 2014. FedEx Ground will apply dimensional weight pricing to all shipments, effective January 1, 2015. FedEx Freight updates its fuel surcharges for the U.S. […]