FedEx Corporation is an American multinational delivery and logistics company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, founded in 1971 by Frederick W. Smith as Federal Express. It pioneered reliable overnight air package delivery in the United States, built around a hub-and-spoke network centered on Memphis, and grew into one of the world's largest transportation and logistics companies, operating air and ground delivery networks worldwide.
Facts
Company TypeAmerican multinational conglomerate holding company specializing in package delivery 1 Founded YearFounded in 1971 in Little Rock, Arkansas, as Federal Express Corporation by Frederick W. Smith. HeadquartersMemphis, Tennessee, U.S. 1 Connections
Associated With
FedEx Ground, the ground-delivery division of FedEx Corporation, relies primarily on owner-operators, independent contractors who own their trucks and control individual delivery routes and territories.
Operates In
A major shipping, rail or logistics company; classified in the atlas shipping-and-logistics-industry.
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Sources
1. Wikipedia, FedEx Corporation
Wikipedialead section, paragraph 1
FedEx Corporation, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American multinational conglomerate holding company specializing in package delivery.
History section, Foundation and early history
In 1971, the company was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas, as Federal Express Corporation by Frederick W. Smith, a graduate of Yale University.
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