FedEx predicts record shipments Monday

Industries

Friday, December 07, 2012

After showing steady increases in package volumes each holiday season since 2005, FedEx officials are predicting that 19 million packages will move through the company's networks on Monday, setting a new one-day volume record. If correct, Monday's activity will be a large increase over last year, when on Dec. 12, the company handled 17.2 million packages. According to a press release, the rapid rise began on Dec. 12, 2005, when officials saw a volume of 9.8 million packages. ...

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