United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service (UPS) is an American company that transports packages. It is the largest package delivery company in the world. UPS delivers more than 14 million packages a day to more than 200 countries. It is based in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA. The company started in 1936 when several smaller companies merged and took the new name. It was owned by employees until 1999 when it offered stock to outsiders.
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| Industry | Courier |
| Founded | August 28, 1907 in Seattle, Washington, U.S. as the American Messenger Company |
| Founder | James E. Casey |
| Headquarters | Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue |  US$91.07 billion (2024) |
 US$8.468 billion (2024) | |
| US$5.782 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$70.07 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$16.74 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | c. 490,000 (2024) |
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| Website | ups.com |
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The company uses brown uniforms and delivery trucks. The company trademarked the color so other delivery companies cannot use a brown logo.
UPS Airlines is a part of UPS that handles the transportation of packages over long distances and between countries. UPS has almost 300 airplanes in its fleet.
United Parcel Service Media
Merchants Parcel Delivery delivery vehicles, 1916
Ford Model T UPS delivery vehicle in 1921
Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. was re-branded as The UPS Store in 2001.
UPS Access Point on 11th Avenue in New York City
Panorama of UPS Worldport Air Hub at Louisville International Airport in 2004
UPS delivery van with packages in 2013
UPS has service worldwide, including at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport.
A Boeing 767-34AF/ER aircraft (N358UP) of United Parcel Service (UPS) at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
UPS Boeing 747-400BCF landing at Hong Kong International Airport in 2014
UPS truck illegally parked in a bike lane in Philadelphia
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This short article about the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.- ↑ "United Parcel Service, Inc. 2024 Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ↑ Taylor, Charlie (May 3, 2017). Parcel Motel owner Nightline acquired by delivery firm UPS. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/parcel-motel-owner-nightline-acquired-by-delivery-firm-ups-1.3069858. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ "UPS to Acquire Ireland-based Nightline Logistics GROUP". nightline.ie. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Exhibit 21 - Subsidiaries Of United Parcel Service, Inc. As of December 31, 2017". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ "UPS Completes Acquisition Of Marken". Marken.com. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.