FedEx executive Gloria Boyland appointed to US Department of Transportation automation advisory team

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By Alexander Whiteman

13/01/2017

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has appointed FedEx corporate vice president for operations Gloria Boyland to its Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT).

Joining 25 other executives on the committee, Ms Boyland will assist the DOT in framing federal policy on the continuing development and deployment of automated transportation in the US.

Ms Boyland brings with her more than 15 years’ experience in the transport sector, having joined FedEx from GE Fleet in 2004 where she served on the fleet ...

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