UPSUnited Postal Service

Tyler Luckino

Patrick Waldrep

The Beginning

• Company Started in 1907 when John Casey Borrows $100 in Seattle, Washington.

• 1913 the Modal T becomes the first delivery car, Before that walking and bikes were the way of transportation

• Due to the merger with Evert McCabe the name changes from America Messenger Company to Merchants Parcel Delivery in 1913.

Expansion

• 1919 The company acquires the name United Parcel Service.

• The expansion begins with Oakland, CA, then to Los Angeles.

• 1924 UPS uses the fist conveyor system for package handling.

• In 1930 UPS heads to the East coast in the cities of New York and Newark, NJ.

• In 1953 UPS uses air service to reach customers in two days.

• 1975 UPS Becomes the first to provide services in 48 states.

Going Global

• In 1981 the first aircraft was purchased.

• In 1985 next day service was implemented and UPS goes international.

• Packages were delivered to 175 different countries by 1989.

Early 90’s

• In 1992 11.5 million packages were delivered per day to 200 different countries.

• Electronic tracking was introduced for ground service.

• 1994 UPS hits the web with the ability to track your packages online.

New York Stock Exchange

• Nov. 10, 1999 the company goes public.• 10% of stock was sold.

Bibliography

• http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/about/history/1929.html

• http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/about/history/1980.html

• http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/about/history/1990.html

• http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/about/history/1999.html

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• http://premium.hoovers.com/subscribe/co/fin/balance.xhtml?ID=ffffcfcxyffjssrjxr&period=A

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