FedEx, or Federal Express, is an international logistics company. It began operations in 1973 and has grown to serve and reach every corner of the world. The company website gives an overview: “FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services…Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 275,000 employees and contractors to remain absolutely, positively focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities.” FedEx is regularly honored as a top company to work for and is often on ‘Fortune’ magazine’s list of the most admired global companies.