United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company and one of the world's largest shipping couriers. UPS today is primarily known for its ground shipping services as well as the UPS Store, a retail chain which assists UPS shipments and provides tools for small businesses. UPS offers air shipping on an overnight or two-day basis and delivers to post office boxes through UPS Mail Innovations and UPS SurePost, two services that pass on packages to the United States Postal Service for last-mile delivery.
Some of the key events about United Parcel Service
- 1907UPS was founded as a messenger company in Seattle, Washington
- 1907UPS was founded as a messenger company, potentially displacing existing local messenger services
- 1919UPS expanded beyond Seattle, establishing operations in Oakland, California
- 1929UPS introduced air delivery service, becoming one of the first package delivery companies to do so
- 1929UPS expanded into common carrier service, competing with the U.S. Postal Service
- 1953UPS began offering two-day delivery service between major cities on the East and West coasts
- 1975UPS became the first package delivery company to serve every address in the continental United States
- 1975UPS faced criticism for its policy of not hiring women as package car drivers
- 1985UPS entered the overnight air delivery business, launching UPS Next Day Air service
- 1988UPS received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate its own airline
- 1997A major Teamsters strike against UPS disrupted package delivery nationwide for 15 days
- 1999UPS went public, listing on the New York Stock Exchange
- 2001UPS acquired Mail Boxes Etc., significantly expanding its retail presence
- 2001UPS acquired Mail Boxes Etc., leading to concerns about reduced competition in the shipping industry
- 2010UPS was fined $40 million for illegally shipping prescription drugs from online pharmacies
- 2013A UPS cargo plane crashed in Birmingham, Alabama, killing both pilots
- 2014UPS experienced a major holiday season delivery failure, leaving many packages undelivered by Christmas
- 2015UPS acquired Coyote Logistics, enhancing its freight brokerage capabilities
- 2017UPS was criticized for its handling of deliveries during extreme weather conditions in Texas
- 2018UPS workers in France went on strike over working conditions and pay, disrupting deliveries
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