FedEx Ground delivers millions of packages daily to customers in the U.S. and Canada contracting with thousands of independent businesses for pickup, delivery and over-the-road transportation to and from hubs, stations and customer locations.
Ground vs. air
FedEx Ground offers day-definite service through a primarily ground-based network of independent businesses, while FedEx Express offers time-definite delivery via an air-based network and an employee workforce.
FedEx Ground specializes in cost-effective, ground package shipping, offering dependable business-to-business service in the U.S. and Canada, as well as convenient residential FedEx Home Delivery® and FedEx SmartPost® services in the U.S.
In the competitive ground marketplace, superior service, innovation and speed advantage have propelled FedEx Ground’s growth.
To meet evolving customer demands as e-commerce changes the game, FedEx Ground continues to differentiate itself. FedEx Ground succeeds through superior service and quality, ongoing investments in technology within the industry’s most automated hub network, and flexible shipping solutions for customers.
At the same time, FedEx Ground’s innovative business model provides flexibility to meet changing business needs while providing thousands of independent businesses the opportunity to grow and prosper alongside FedEx Ground.
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