For Immediate Release: Jan. 29, 2002

AKRON, Ohio – FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., North America’s largest time-specific, critical-shipment carrier and a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), will deliver the highly specialized Super Bowl XXXVI staging materials and equipment for one of the year’s most anticipated events, the E*TRADE Super Bowl XXXVI Halftime Show.

FedEx Custom Critical’s White Glove Services® division, which specializes in shipments that require special care in handling, is coordinating the delivery. The shipments began Jan. 15, requiring six tractor-trailers to transport the freight from Camarillo, Calif. to the staging area in New Orleans. The freight will then be shuttled via three flatbed trucks to the Louisiana Superdome before the game Sunday, Feb. 3.
 
The shipments, with an estimated total weight of 50,000 pounds, include a stage, staging materials, framing and lighting equipment. The 4,000 square foot stage will be constructed on the playing field in less than four minutes.

FedEx Custom Critical has handled similar specialized shipments for concerts, tradeshows and other major sporting events. “Delivering critical shipments isn’t just a facet of our business – it’s all we do,” said Jack Pickard, president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical. “Whether it’s equipment for a special event, parts to keep a production line from shutting down or life-saving medicines needed in times of disaster, customers count on FedEx Custom Critical to deliver in the most crucial situations.”

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.

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.