Alyson Shontell
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 5 Aug
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So I know you move about 18 million packages all over the world on average per day.
That is a lot of insight that you have into the physical economy and just the global economy at scale.
And I'm curious, as you look at all the metrics that you have at your disposal, what are the things that you're seeing about the global economy that the rest of us might not?
uh have from your vantage point.
And you know, I know the Liberation Day tariffs were about a year a little more than a year ago, and you know, FedEx experienced that impact firsthand as a business, but so did every other business, and the supply chains have been changed as accordingly.
Um geopolitical reordering has happened accordingly.
And I'm curious from your vantage point of that moment in April when these tariffs changed globally for everybody.
Um, what was the impact you saw?
and how is the geopolitical world order changing based on who's doing business that maybe wasn't doing business before?
FedEx employs roughly half a million people around the world, and it runs a fleet of roughly 200,000 trucks and 700 planes.
And it operates across more than 200 countries and territories.
To stay ahead, the company has spent the past several years overhauling its massive network through a transformation known as Drive.
By consolidating local routes and operations, as well as using AI to predict shipping disruptions, the company has cut billions of
in operational costs.
Investors have certainly taken notice.
In 2026, FedEx's market value surpassed UPS for the first time in the company's history.
For carriers like FedEx, speed and efficiency are key differentiators in the competitive landscape.
And it all starts with getting a single package from point A to point B.
People see the FedEx driver show up at their door.
Yeah.
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