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Website: http://www.ups.com With its familiar brown trucks, UPS is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive range of options for synchronizing the movement of goods, information and funds. UPS serves more than 200 countries and delivered on average 15.7 million packages per day in 2007. UPS has 273 aircraft at its disposal making it the 9th-largest airline in the world. It has 94,542 delivery vehicles for package operations. The company operates air hubs around the world including: - United States:
Louisville, KY (Main US Air Hub); Philadelphia, PA; Dallas, TX;
Ontario, CA.; Rockford, IL; Columbia, SC; Hartford, CT UPS Freight has a delivery fleet of 6,792 tractors and 22,846 trailers with over 215 service centers. UPS Supply Chain Solutions provides logistics and distribution of freight and supplies for businesses. It has 936 facilities in more than 120 countries. The company also operates the UPS Store, also known as Mailboxes Etc. overseas. There are 4,500 locations in the U.S. and 1,300 worldwide offering business and shipping services. UPS has data centers in Mahwah, NJ and Atlanta GA responsible for overseeing IT services and online tracking of packages. In fiscal 2007, UPS had record revenues of $49.6 billion, a 4.5% increase from the previous year. Ground delivery in the U.S. generated $20.8 billion in revenue. Total net income for UPS in 2007 was $447 million. The company reported average revenue per piece of $8.87 in the U.S. and $20.26 internationally. The company has 358,000 employees in the U.S. and 67,300 internationally. History The company was founded on August 28, 1907 by an enterprising 19-year-old, James E. ("Jim") Casey, who borrowed $100 from a friend and established the American Messenger Company in Seattle. Most deliveries were made by foot or bike. In 1913, the company acquired its first delivery car, a Model T Ford. It changed its name to Merchants Parcel Delivery. By 1919, the company expanded beyond Seattle to Oakland, CA and then changed its name to United Parcel Service. UPS would begin air delivery service in 1929 but low volume and the Depression ended the service. In 1930, UPS extended its reach across the U.S. to the East Coast when it began consolidating the deliveries of several large department stores in New York City and Newark, NJ. The company resumed air operations in 1953. In 1992, UPS began electronic tracking of all ground packages. Its website went live in 1994 and offered online tracking in 1996. UPS would go public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1999. In 2001, UPS acquired Mailboxes Etc. and changed its name to the UPS Store in 2003. The company acquired the Overnite Corporation in 2005 and rebranded the division as UPS Freight. Benefits UPS offers excellent benefits to employees including: - Medical The company has a 401(k) plan which matches the first 3% of contributions 100%. It also offers a defined-benefit pension plan and employee stock purchase plan. Updated February 11, 2008
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