T he last time I saw Fred Smith was just a few weeks ago, at a meeting in Nashville. We were taking a quick break from an ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith is being remembered as a legend in the freight transportation industry after his death on Saturday.

It's hard to imagine a Memphis household that wasn't affected in some way, large (employment) or small (the Grizzlies), by ...

Before launching FedEx, Smith served two tours in Vietnam, where he was twice wounded and earned the Silver Star for combat ...

Overseeing a fleet of cargo planes from his headquarters in Memphis, he transformed package delivery by promising overnight ...

The rise of FedEx Corp. from a startup express carrier with a few aircraft to the largest air cargo airline in the world and ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Founder of the FedEx Corporation, Fred Smith, has died Saturday at 80. Smith was born in 1944 in Marks, ...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Fred Smith founded FedEx in 1973. He died Saturday, but his legacy continues. Memphis International ...

Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80.

Former Memphis Mayor Dr. Willie Herenton reflected Monday on the passing of FedEx founder Fred Smith, and his impact on the ...