Will this crisis be a defining moment for FedEx and XPO?

A lot of surcharges in here (Photo credit: Jim Allen/FreightWaves

This week we discuss the different strategies FedEx and XPO use to build shareholder value. Will this crisis be a defining moment for either?


We also take a look at how high jobless claims will jump this week and what it means for April’s unemployment numbers.


As always, a special thanks to our friends at CarrierDirect for contributing to the research for this episode.

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Kevin Hill

Kevin Hill is the executive publisher at FreightWaves, where he formerly served as director of editorial and research. Kevin is also the host of Put That Coffee Down, the popular freight sales podcast, a former freight broker and the founder of CarrierLists. Kevin holds an MBA from the University of Oklahoma.