{"id":892,"date":"2015-05-13T14:17:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/mail\/?page_id=892"},"modified":"2021-11-19T09:38:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:38:03","slug":"fedex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/domestic-mail\/fedex\/","title":{"rendered":"FedEx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2015\/05\/fedex-logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-867 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2015\/05\/fedex-logo-300x107.gif\" alt=\"fedex-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Started in 1965 and based on a structure created in a student&#8217;s term paper (<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/about.van.fedex.com\/our-story\/history-timeline\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">upon which he received an average grade<\/a>) outlining a system to accommodate urgent, time-sensitive shipments such as medicine, computer parts and electronics. Using planes to send these shipments quickly was a revolutionary idea, and one that started to set a standard in &#8220;express&#8221; shipping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Here at Western, we work with<strong> <span style=\"color: #800080\">FedEx Express<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">FedEx Ground<\/span><\/strong>. Two entities, one company, which sometimes confuses people.\u00a0The name &#8220;FedEx&#8221; is actually a parent company for a handful of services:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">FedEx Express<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">FedEx Ground<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">FedEx Global Logistics<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">FedEx Custom Critical<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">FedEx Services<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"774\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/domestic-mail\/fedex\/fedex-domestic-pricing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2015\/08\/fedex-prices-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"fedex prices\" width=\"286\" height=\"195\" class=\"wp-image-1746 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2015\/08\/fedex-prices-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2015\/08\/fedex-prices.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/international-mail\/fedex-international-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2015\/08\/FedEx-Intl1-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"FedEx Intl\" width=\"336\" height=\"186\" class=\" wp-image-1747 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2015\/08\/FedEx-Intl1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2015\/08\/FedEx-Intl1-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2015\/08\/FedEx-Intl1.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Above all else, FedEx is fast and has superior tracking (highly detailed). I tend to trust them with high value items, shipments where timely delivery is the most important factor, and for International Express shipping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Interesting factoids about FedEx<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span style=\"color: #000000\">In 2001 FedEx Express and the U.S. Postal Service<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/about.van.fedex.com\/our-story\/history-timeline\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">forged a public-private alliance<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">and now FedEx works as a subcontractor for the Post Office on International Express shipments including<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/wp\/balesa\/express-courier-services\/ups-express\/\">USPS Priority Express<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">and USPS Global Express Guaranteed.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span style=\"color: #000000\">FedEx Drivers compete in state truck driving championships and place consistently high in the rankings; so far this year<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/about.van.fedex.com\/newsroom\/global-english\/fedex-drivers-continue-to-earn-honors-at-2015-state-truck-driving-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">45 drivers have been awarded top honors<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000\">(usually in the top three places). \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Unique things\u00a0that FedEx has shipped:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">The 13 foot tiger shark from Jaws<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">60 Labrador rescue puppies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">3 5-week old orphaned cougar kittens<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">17 classic Ferraris (from Brussels to the U.S.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Spirit of Liberty Bell<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">70,000 sea turtle eggs (they were removed from the oil-threatened Gulf Coast to Cape Canaveral)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">2 giant Pandas from China to the Memphis Zoo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Since 2005, FedEx Freight has delivered over 120,000 live Christmas trees to military troops and their families across the U.S.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Started in 1965 and based on a structure created in a student&#8217;s term paper (upon which he received an average grade) outlining a system to accommodate urgent, time-sensitive shipments such as medicine, computer parts and electronics. 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