FedEx Corp said it plans to hire about 700 flexible, part-time Express drivers i...
LOS ANGELES - FedEx Corp said it plans to hire about 700 flexible, part-time Express drivers in 160 U.S. residential and rural markets as customer-turned-competitor Amazon.com Inc puts pressure on established delivery firms.
Taking small numbers of packages the “last mile” to shoppers’ doorsteps and far-flung homes is more costly than delivering scads of envelopes and packages to office buildings - the latter of which has been the Memphis-based company’s bread and butter. FedEx Express employs more than 40,000 U.S. couriers. One person familiar with the hiring push said Express’ non-union drivers make about $24 per hour and receive full benefits. Glassdoor.com put the average hourly pay at $18-$32.
“This will allow us to handle fluctuations in volume by day of the week or hour of the day,” FedEx said in an email. The project comes as Don Colleran - who was appointed CEO of FedEx Express in March - works to turn around the division now grappling with higher-than-expected costs related to integrating its European TNT Express business, a cooling global economy, and margin-squeezing e-commerce growth.
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