For Immediate Release: July 23, 2001

AKRON, Ohio – FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., North America’s largest time-specific, critical-shipment carrier, honored more than 50 of its independent contractors with the Four Star Award in July. To reward the winners for their superior service and safe driving, the company treated them to an all-expenses paid weekend in Cleveland, complete with an awards gala, receptions and tours of the city. 

The Four Star Award was given to contractors in the FedEx Custom Critical fleet who excelled in the areas of service, safety, availability and load acceptance during the company’s fiscal year, which ran from June 1, 2000 to May 31, 2001. The winners of the award were brought to Cleveland for an awards gala at the Ritz-Carlton® Hotel. They also toured the FedEx Custom Critical headquarters in Akron, Ohio and attended a luncheon and reception in their honor at Firestone Country Club in Akron.

“We put great emphasis on service and safety at FedEx Custom Critical, which our customers have come to expect,” says Scott McCahan, senior manager, safety and contractor relations. “We wanted to reward those contractors who help us uphold these commitments to our customers each day.” More than 400 contractors qualified as Four Star finalists by meeting the required criteria for the fiscal year.

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®, for shipments that require special care in handling; and CharterAir®, 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.