FedEx founder asks Congress for help on environmental sustainability
Richard DiPasquale, a member of the FedEx SameDay Bot test team, checks systems on Roxo before starting a test run at FedExForum on Sept. 4, 2019. FedEx is experimenting with environmentally friendly tools for short deliveries, such as battery-powered robots and drones. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Frederick Smith said more can be done by the federal government to make it easier for businesses to save fuel and protect the environment.
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FedEx trucking industry environmental stewardship Frederick W. Smith
Blake Fontenay
Blake Fontenay’s 27-year journalism career has taken him to many newspapers in four states. However, he had never returned to work in any of the other cities where he had been before until the opportunity to report for the Daily Memphian presented itself. He covers business for the Daily Memphian.