| DATE |
TITLE |
| April 26 |
Oregon Jury Awards FedEx Ground Driver MillionsOn April 28, a Multnomah County Circuit Court jury awarded a former FedEx Ground driver more than $7 million in damages. The driver, Michael Wieber, claimed that the company wrongly terminated his contract. A FedEx Ground spokesman said the company will appeal the award.
-- The Oregonian |
| April 24 |
Cashing In On 'Opportunities'Gene Huang, chief economist for FedEx, discussed his expectations and projections for Brazil at FedEx’s headquarters in the country.
-- InfoBrazil |
| April 13 |
FedEx to expand at airportFedEx plans to announce a significant expansion of its operations at Indianapolis International Airport as early as Friday, according to people close to the deal. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company intends to increase the amount of space it uses to load and unload cargo jets.
-- Indianapolis Star |
| April 12 |
Gas prices aren't coming down anytime soonFuel costs are running at more than 11 percent of all FedEx expenses in the current fiscal year, up from 6.6 percent two years ago. In 2001 the company started imposing fuel surcharges; the surcharge is currently set at 3.5 percent. But the charge will probably rise when it is recalculated next month.
-- Register-Guard |
| April 07 |
FedEx Freight to raise general rates nearly 6%FedEx Freight announced Friday it will raise general service rates by 5.95 percent beginning on April 24. The rate increase is related to service offerings and innovations such as its no-fee, money-back guarantee.
-- Memphis Business Journal |
| April 06 |
Corzine orders crackdown on independent contractorsGov. Jon S. Corzine has called for a crackdown on companies that duck tax payments and deny their workers basic protections by improperly classifying some people as independent contractors, instead of regular employees.
-- Asbury Park Press |
| April 06 |
UPS Announces New China FlightsUnited Parcel Service Inc. has begun direct air service from Shanghai to Europe, added three new flights connecting Shanghai to the United States and started a new flight between Qingdao and Incheon, Korea.
-- Atlanta Business Journal |
| April 05 |
FedEx Drivers Sue for Workers StatusFormer delivery drivers for FedEx Corp. in Minnesota contend in a lawsuit filed Monday that the company misclassified them as
independent contractors rather than employees, costing them money and benefits.
-- Pioneer Press |
