FedEx hiring 70,000 to pull off biggest peak yet

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 04, 2020 10:31 AM CT | Published: September 03, 2020 11:02 AM CT
<strong>In this Friday, May 11, 2012 file photo, FedEx workers sort boxes for delivery as they are unloaded from a FedEx truck in New York</strong>. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Friday, May 11, 2012 file photo, FedEx workers sort boxes for delivery as they are unloaded from a FedEx truck in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

FedEx plans to add about 70,000 to its 500,000-employee workforce, with the biggest hiring push coming in October, to cope with what’s certain to be a record peak season.

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Wayne Risher

Wayne Risher

Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.


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