United Parcel Service, Inc., is the world’s largest package delivery company. The company, popularly known as UPS, operates throughout the United States and in more than 200 other countries and territories. It offers transportation of packages of all sizes by air, ground, and sea. The company also manages the supply chains of other businesses, performing such tasks as warehousing and managing transportation to bring products or services to market. United Parcel Service has headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1907, two teen-agers named James Casey and Claude Ryan borrowed $100 and started a messenger service for businesses in Seattle. The firm later began delivering packages. In 1919, it was named United Parcel Service. By the early 1950’s, the company was delivering for retail stores in over a dozen metropolitan areas. Since 1952, UPS has been a common carrier, offering pickup and delivery service for both businesses and individuals.
See also Postal services .
