TNT Express was an international

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History

The namesake

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grandfather company was originally started in 1946 with a single truck in

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. On 26 May 2011, TNT Express separated from its parent company, TNT NV, being listing on the Euronext Amsterdam. TNT NV subsequently renamed itself

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. In March 2012, UPS announced its intention to acquire TNT Express for . However, the deal fell through in January 2013, after it was announced that UPS had failed to obtain permission from the

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In April 2015, FedEx announced its agreed intention to buy TNT Express for , as it looked to expand its operations in Europe. The European Commission launched an investigation into the planned acquisition and on 8 January 2016, approved the deal. The transaction was complete 25 May 2016. In August 2017, TNT Express was badly affected by the

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cyber attack, partly because some operations and communication systems are based in Ukraine, where the cyber attack originated. TNT had to operate using manual processes for months creating very large backlogs. Some records were entirely lost. On 1 December 2021, FedEx announced that the fusion is completed, TNT Express is now just a trade from FedEx.

Operations

TNT offered road and air delivery services in Europe, the Asia Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa. In June 2014, TNT conducted a rail freight trial assessing improving support to businesses in the United Kingdom, and cutting carbon emissions.

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