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( BW)(OH-FEDEX-CUSTOM-CRIT)(FDX) Online Documents Now Available On FedEx Custom Critical Web Site

    Business Editors

    AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2001--FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., North America's largest time-specific, critical-shipment carrier, has enhanced its Web site (www.fedexcustomcritical.com) with a new application that will enable customers to view and print out copies of a shipment's bill of lading, proof of delivery and invoice.
    The online shipping documents are part of the Web site's Shipping Toolkit. Customers who register to use the Shipping Toolkit can view and print out copies of a shipment's bill of lading, proof of delivery and invoice.
    Online document availability offers convenience and choice for customers looking to obtain information about their shipments. "Online shipping documents give our customers 24-hour, seven-day-a-week access to their shipment information," says Accounts Receivable Manager Bob Rocco. "Online availability also provides a new source from which to obtain shipment information, for those customers who prefer a few mouse clicks to a telephone call."
    In addition to the online documents, the Shipping Toolkit also enables customers to get instant rate quotes by entering the zip/postal codes of the shipment's origin and destination, as well as map and track current shipments from pickup to delivery.
    FedEx Custom Critical provides exclusive-use, time-specific shipment services throughout the U.S. and Canada and within Europe. Among its divisions are Surface Expedite, for non-stop, door-to-door transport of critical shipments; White Glove Services(R), for shipments that require special care in handling; and CharterAir(R), which offers an array of expedited air solutions to meet customers' critical delivery times. FedEx Custom Critical is an operating subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX).
    With annual revenues of $20 billion, FedEx Corp. is the premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain management services. The company offers integrated business solutions through a network of subsidiaries operating independently, including FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company; FedEx Ground, North America's second largest provider of small-package ground delivery service; FedEx Freight, a leading provider of regional less-than-truckload freight services; FedEx Custom Critical, the world's largest provider of expedited, time-critical shipments; and FedEx Trade Networks, a provider of customs brokerage, consulting, information technology and trade facilitation solutions.
    NOTE TO EDITORS: FedEx Custom Critical press releases are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.fedexcustomcritical.com.

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    CONTACT:  FedEx Custom Critical, Inc.
              Heather Bauders, 330/773-3381, ext. 2439

    KEYWORD:  OHIO
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TRANSPORTATION INTERNET
    SOURCE:  FedEx Custom Critical, Inc.