The FedEx Service Provider space remains one of the best opportunities in American small business to own a contracted, revenue-backed operation with a Fortune 50 customer. That has not changed. What has changed is the environment around it. FedEx has already closed more than 200 stations and optimized over 360 facilities under Network 2.0, with roughly 475 locations — about 30% of its footprint — targeted by the end of 2027, and the company expects 65% of eligible daily volume to flow through optimized facilities by the 2026 peak season. Add the FedEx Freight spinoff completed June 1, 2026, and you have a contracting environment that rewards operators who understand exactly what they signed up for — and could punish the ones who don't.
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