United Parcel Service: Things That Might Surprise You

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United Parcel Service: Things That Might Surprise You - Tough Nickel

United Parcel Services, also known as UPS, is a worldwide delivery and shipping company. It is the world’s largest package delivery service that had a humble beginning. It started out with a $100 loan for a small messenger service.

Today, UPS delivers packages to more than 220 nations and territories around the world with the help of 495,000 employees. The delivery service goes worldwide across roads, rails, air, and ocean.

About UPS


The service began in Seattle, Washington on August 28, 1907, but it was not called United Parcel Service at that time. The small service was called The American Messenger Company that focused mostly on package delivery to retail stores and not to individuals.
 
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