FedEx Freight launches long-haul LTL service

FedEx Freight launches long-haul LTL service FedEx Monday officially launched a long-haul less-than-truckload service for the United States and expanded its offering in Canada.
   FedEx National LTL and FedEx Freight Canada were created through the $780 million cash acquisition of Watkins Motor Lines and Watkins Canada Express, completed in September.
   FedEx National LTL has re-engineered its operations to focus on the long-haul market with a strictly scheduled network, similar to FedEx Freight's operations in the regional market. FedEx Freight Canada will handle LTL shipments moving into and out of Canada and intra-Canada shipments.
   'In five months, we have made tremendous progress in our strategy of providing a reliable and cost-effective service for long-haul shippers,” said Douglas G. Duncan, FedEx Freight's president and chief executive officer. 'We have hired close to 9,000 employees, rebranded equipment and integrated Web sites to allow customers to quickly and seamlessly navigate between our regional and long-haul services.”