FedEx’s new automated hub boasts 11 miles of belts and whistles
Richard Smith and other executives get ready to cut the ribbon on FedEx's new sorting facility at the Memphis International Airport Oct. 30, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The facility is large enough to sort 56,000 packages an hour.
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FedEx Captain automated sorting facilityJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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