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FedEx Custom Critical Launches
Overnight Service to Mexico
Business Editors
AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003--FedEx Custom
Critical, Inc., North America's largest provider of expedited
time-critical shipments, now offers overnight heavyweight freight
deliveries into Mexico through its latest service, Point-to-Point
Mexico.
This service utilizes exclusive-use vehicles for pickups and for
deliveries in Mexico. FedEx Express provides the air transportation on
these shipments. Point-to-Point Mexico also includes customs clearance
on delivery and proactive communications and tracking throughout each
shipment.
"Our customers wanted more options to move their freight south of
the U.S. border with an overnight delivery, so we are giving them a
new, premium solution," said Kevin McClellan, managing director of
FedEx Custom Critical's Air Expedite division. "Point-to-Point Mexico
is a logical complement to our service portfolio. We can already
arrange exclusive-use charters outbound from Mexico, so this addition
completes the package for customers requiring inbound freight
transport to this country as well."
The initial rollout of the service includes overnight deliveries
from the United States and Canada to Mexico City, Toluca, Monterrey,
Saltillo and Guadalajara. Point-to-Point Mexico is the latest
installment to the company's suite of Point-to-Point Premium
Air-Freight Services that offers SameDay, Next A.M. and Saturday
delivery options. TEMP-ASSURE(R) Air is available for air freight that
must stay cool throughout transit. Air Expedite also arranges
exclusive-use charters and blended surface/air solutions to meet any
critical delivery time.
About FedEx Custom Critical
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 nonstop, door-to-door
transport of critical shipments; White Glove Services(R), for
shipments that require special care in handling; and Air Expedite,
which offers an array of air solutions to meet customers' critical
delivery times.
About FedEx Corp.
With annual revenues of $23 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, the largest U.S. provider of
regional less-than-truckload freight services; FedEx Custom Critical,
North America's largest provider of expedited time-critical shipments;
and FedEx Trade Networks, North America's largest customs broker and a
provider of international freight forwarding and trade facilitation
services. FedEx ranked highest in the J. D. Power and Associates 2002
Small Package Delivery Service Business Customer Satisfaction
Study(SM) in the categories of air, ground and international delivery
services.
NOTE TO EDITORS: FedEx Custom Critical press releases are
available on the World Wide Web at
http://customcritical.fedex.com.
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CONTACT: FedEx Custom Critical
Ryan Henary, 234-310-4043
ryan.henary@fedex.com
KEYWORD: OHIO MEXICO INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TRANSPORTATION AIRLINES E-COMMERCE INTERNET
SOURCE: FedEx Custom Critical