FedEx Facts

Description: World's largest express transportation company

Began Operations: April 1973

Headquarters:: Worldwide: Memphis, TN; Asia: Hong Kong; Canada: Toronto, Ontario; Europe: Brussels, Belgium; Latin America: Miami, FL

Revenues:: $3.8 billion (U.S. dollars) 3rd Qtr., Fiscal 2000; $4.0 billion (U.S. dollars) 4th Qtr., Fiscal 2000; $3.9 billion (U.S. dollars) 1st Qtr., Fiscal 2001

Employees: More than 136,000 worldwide

Countries & Territories Served: 220

Airports Served: 365 worldwide

Aircraft Fleet:

Total Aircraft: 643 worldwide

31 MD11s (30 on order)

36 A300

44 A310

73 McDonnell Douglas DC 10-10s (9 on order)

22 McDonnell Douglas DC 10-30s

152 Boeing 727s

261 Cessna 308s

32 Fokker F-27s

11 Shorts SD3-60

0 Ayers LM 200 (75 on order)

Vehicle Fleet: More than 43,000 worldwide

FedEx Powerships: More than 100,000

FedEx Ships & FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.coms: More than 2.0 million

World Service Centers: Approximately 1,200 worldwide

Drop Boxes: Approximately 34,000

FedEx Ship Sites: More than 2,000

Authorized Shipcenters: More than 7,800

Average Package Volume: More than 3.1 million packages daily

Global Lift Capacity: Approximately 26.5 million pounds daily

Airfreight Volume: More than 7.0 million pounds daily

Average Call Volume: More than 500,000 calls daily

Average Number of Electronic Transmissions: Approximately 63 million daily

Distance Driven Per Day: More than 2.7 million miles (United States only)