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 ...

Fred Smith died Saturday at age 80. Read Forbes’ 1977 profile of Smith, from bone cancer, to war, to the billionaires list.

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

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

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

Fred Smith is known for helping to create the overnight delivery industry, changing the way businesses and consumers receive ...

Fred Smith, founder of the US parcel delivery giant Federal Express, has died at the age of 80, the company has announced. Mr ...

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

Fred Smith, the founder of the FedEx Corporation, which revolutionized express delivery, and father of the Steelers' ...

Fred Smith, the founder of shipping giant Federal Express, has died at the age of 80, the company announced Saturday.

Smith has been a major supporter of free trade, in contrast to the push for tariffs and barriers pursued by the current U.S.