Two less-than-truckload company names will be disappearing and will be replaced by the familiar FedEx name.

On Thursday FedEx Corp. announced it will re-brand two of its operating companies, American Freightways and Viking Freight, as FedEx Freight.
The change is scheduled to begin this June. Company officials say the move will give FedEx Freight a unique competitive advantage in the shipping industry.
"This move will boost our sales and marketing capabilities in the growing LTL market," said Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp. chairman, president and CEO. "While AF and Viking have excellent reputations in their market segments, they will now join their sister FedEx companies to compete collectively with the transportation industry's most diverse portfolio of shipping services."
FedEx expanded its shipping options with LTL service when it purchased Caliber System in 1998, which included the Western regional LTL carrier Viking Freight. In 2001 FedEx Corp. acquired American Freightways, a regional LTL carrier operating in the Midwest, South and Northeast. These two networks offer direct service to virtually all U.S. zip codes, including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, as well as service to Europe, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
FedEx says the primary focus of FedEx Freight is on regional transportation, with
day-definite delivery in one to two business days.
FedEx officially announced the creation of FedEx Freight.
Viking and American Freightways have been operating under the umbrella of holding company FedEx Freight for about a year, but had retained their own names.