Thursday, December 18, 2008

Inside the FedEx SuperHub in Memphis, TN

For those of you curious about what it's like inside the Memphis SuperHub of FedEx Express - the world's largest air express cargo company - see the video below. This time of year is considered "Peak" at FedEx, when the company will process the its highest volume of packages. Even with the economy down, millions of packages will flow through the SuperHub five nights a week.



A five mile perimeter. Parking slots for 175 aircraft. 300 miles of conveyor belts. That's the Memphis Super Hub. With over 4,000 employees during the day and 8,000 at night, this unbelievable facility keeps Memphis and FedEx connected any point on the globe. Supporting the largest air cargo fleet in the world, the Memphis Hub handles about 3.3 million packages per day.

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