FedEx Freight Opens New Container Freight Station In Chicago
March 27 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Central Location Improves Transits and Rates to
Puerto Rico
FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), will
open a new container freight station in its Chicago Summit, Ill.,
facility to consolidate and sort freight bound for Puerto Rico,
effective March 31.
New container freight station in Chicago
improves transits and rates to Puerto Rico (Photo: Business
Wire)
Shipments to Puerto Rico moving from Chicago Summit will travel
five days a week, with updated transit standards reflected in
transit maps on fedex.com. The service will benefit any customers
shipping to Puerto Rico from North America, including in Canada and
Mexico. Customers will continue to receive a single invoice for
their less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-container-load (FCL)
Puerto Rico shipments through the new Chicago location and the
existing Jacksonville, Fla., gateway service center.
“The container freight station in Chicago Summit is a key
location in our network to better serve the needs of our
customers,” said Grant Crawford, vice president of International,
FedEx Freight. “This more centralized location will help improve
transits and rates for many Puerto Rico shipments.”
The new Chicago container freight station is part of a network
of more than 360 FedEx Freight service centers across North
America.
Freight bound for Puerto Rico was previously processed at the
FedEx Freight facility in Newark, N.J.
About FedEx Freight
With corporate offices in Memphis, Tenn., the FedEx Freight
Segment includes FedEx Freight, a leading U.S. provider of LTL
freight services; FedEx Freight Canada, an LTL operating company
serving most points in Canada; and FedEx Custom Critical, North
America's largest time-specific, critical shipment carrier. FedEx
Freight also serves Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. For more information, visit fedex.com.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $45 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's
most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than
300,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on
safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the
needs of their customers and communities. For more information,
visit news.fedex.com.
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FedEx FreightHeather Hunter,
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