FedEx Ground Package System Inc
- Employees in region:
- 2,900
- Sector:
- Distribution, Logistics, & Freight
- HQ location:
- Pittsburgh, PA
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About FedEx Ground Package System Inc
FedEx Ground specializes in cost-effective, small-package ground shipping, offering dependable business-to-business delivery or convenient residential service. With a network of more than 500 distribution hubs and local pickup-and-delivery terminals, FedEx Ground has a workforce of more than 70,000 employees and independent contractors using more than 22,000 motorized vehicles to deliver more than 3.7 million packages a day throughout the United States and Canada. The company started in 1985 by placing a label with 33 precisely spaced black lines on the outside of a package, and changing the direction that the small-package ground shipping industry would travel from that day forward.
The precisely spaced black lines were a bar code. And in the hands and minds of the innovative employees and contractors, this emerging technology made it possible not only to track a package’s movement, but also to sort it using automation, to speed it to its destination more efficiently, and to bill it more accurately. Previously, small-package ground shipping was perceived to be a slow process. But this new company showed that by thinking outside of the box, new technologies could be applied to and rejuvenate an existing industry. Bought by FedEx in 1998 and now known as FedEx Ground, the company has a legacy of innovation thanks in large part to the hard work and big ideas of its Moon Township-headquartered employees.
What employees say
“I believe I am doing something meaningful.”
“Most have worked their way up through the ranks and understand where employees are coming from. They are willing to listen.”
“I have the ability to balance my work and home life. I am proud to work at FedEx Ground. I have the ability to go to school to further advance my career at FedEx Ground.”
“My manager helps make my job easier by allowing me to do my job without micro managing. I understand that if I need any assistance doing my job, management is there to help or advise.”
“Makes employees feel like they are a part of everything and appreciated for the hard work that they do. ”
“Stability with the company in this economy. The knowledge and experience that the company promotes within. The pride that the employees have to work with the company. ”
