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UPS: How the World’s Largest Package Delivery Service Began – Market Realist

Post author By Jessica (daughter of Cheryl & Tony)
Post date July 7, 2015

A look at the UPS timeline

United Parcel Service (UPS), originally called American Messenger Company, was founded in 1907 by 19-year-old James E. Casey with $100 borrowed from a friend. It started as a messenger service in the Seattle, Washington, area with just one bicycle. Most deliveries were done on foot. More distant ones were done by bicycle.

In 1913, the company acquired its first delivery car, a Ford Model T. UPS took its first steps outside Seattle in 1919, when it expanded its operations to California and Oakland. In 1924, UPS became the first courier company to introduce the conveyor belt system for handling packages.

UPS Press Release

UPS Tests Electric Cargo Bike in Basel

Post author By Jessica (daughter of Cheryl & Tony)
Post date July 7, 2015

UPS is testing an electrically supported cargo bike for the delivery and pickup of packages in downtown Basel, Switzerland. UPS is exploring the economic and ecological viability of this alternative mode of transportation for city-center delivery over a period of four weeks. The company already uses battery-aided cargo bikes in Hamburg, Germany.

UPS Press Release

UPS Research Identifies Growing Demand for Industrial Machinery Aftersales Service

Post author By Jessica (daughter of Cheryl & Tony)
Post date July 7, 2015

Findings indicate enhanced service may lead to manufacturer advantage

New UPS (NYSE: UPS) research has revealed that 78 percent of small- to mid-size industrial machinery companies believe their customers’ expectations for aftersales service are rising, but only 12 percent of those manufacturers indicate replacement parts and service are top differentiators for their business.

UPS Press Release

Strong Leadership, Vision Can Boost Trade Growth, UPS Public Affairs Leader Says

Post author By Jessica (daughter of Cheryl & Tony)
Post date July 2, 2015

Sluggish growth in global trade volumes has broad consequences for domestic economies, but strong political leadership and bold trade policy can help return trade to pre-recession levels, Amgad Shehata, UPS Senior Vice President for International Public Affairs and Strategy, writes in a new book launched today at The Graduate Institute, Geneva.

Shehata is one of several authors contributing to the book titled “The Global Trade Slowdown: A New Normal?” Contributing authors inlcude top academics, business leaders and policymakers from around the world.

UPS Press Release

UPS Applauds Signing of Historic Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority

Post author By Jessica (daughter of Cheryl & Tony)
Post date June 29, 2015

UPS CEO David Abney Says Legislation Enhances U.S. Leadership Role on Global Trade

UPS® (NYSE: UPS), a global logistics provider and leading advocate for global trade, commends the U.S. Congress on passage of critical Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation and is pleased that President Obama is signing it into law today.