WHAT: The Busiest Day in FedEx history is Monday, December 2. On this day FedEx will handle 22 million packages in one day – the most out of any one day in the 40 year history of the company! December 2 also kicks off the Busiest Week for FedEx, during which the company will be handling more than 85 million packages.
WHEN: Monday, December 2 – also known as Cyber Monday
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE FEDEX BUSIEST DAY:
- FedEx is shipping 11% more packages this year than last year’s Busiest Day
- Package volumes on Busiest Day have almost doubled since 2007 when we shipped 11.5MM packages on that day
- More than 125 packages per second will be handled on Busiest Day
- This is the earliest Busiest Day in the company’s history, a testament to the growing power of eCommerce in the holiday season
HOW DOES FEDEX MANAGE ALL THOSE PACKAGES IN ONE DAY?
The FedEx network is vast and well-equipped to manage the high package volumes. The network includes:
- 300,000+ team members
- 90,000+ vehicles
- 630+ aircraft
- 1,800+ FedEx Office locations
- More than 1,200 FedEx Express and 500 FedEx Ground facilities
- Many modes of transportation, including boats and gondolas, electric tricycles, all-electric delivery vans and hybrid-electric delivery vans
- The Memphis World Hub that, when working at peak capacity, sorts 500,000 packages per hour across 42 miles of conveyor belt
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:
To learn more about the FedEx Busiest Day or schedule an interview, call the FedEx Media Relations Hotline at 901-434-8100 or email mediarelations@fedex.com.
B-ROLL:
B-roll is available for download upon request. Satellite feeds are also scheduled daily. Please contact us at 901-434-8100 or mediarelations@fedex.com for details. This footage is made available free for unrestricted use. If used, please courtesy FedEx.
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