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how it was founded
two teenage entrepreneurs created what would become the world's largest package delivery service. -
Retail Beginnings
A merger with Evert McCabe's competing package delivery business helped the company redefine its primary charge. -
company first expansion
the company made its first expansion beyond Seattle to Oakland, California, where the name United Parcel Service debuted. -
acquired a business in Los Angeles
the company acquired a business in Los Angeles that offered "wholesale delivery" service, shipping products from the manufacturer to the distributor. -
major new development occurred
the company introduced an innovative conveyor belt system used for package handling. -
after stock market crash
UPS expanded eastward the following year, opening operations and moving its headquarters to New York City. -
ups growth 1930-1940's
acquiring delivery responsibilities for department stores in Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia. -
UPS began common carrier operations
In 1953 UPS began common carrier operations by providing package transportation services to the public in cities. -
Became the first package delivery company to serve every address
In 1975, UPS became the first package delivery company to serve every address in the 48 continental United States. -
Corporate headquarters moved from New York City
the corporate headquarters moved from New York City to Greenwich, Connecticut. -
Air service was available
In all 50 states and Puerto Rico. That same year, UPS introduced international air package and document service between the U.S. and six European nations. -
UPS won approval from the Federal Administration
To operate its own aircraft, launching UPS Airlines. Organized in slightly more than one year with all the needed technology and support systems. -
UPS delivered 11.5 million packages and documents daily
For more than one million regular customers with such massive volume UPS needed to develop new technology to maintain efficiency. -
UPS.com debuted,
It provided the perfect interface to make what was primarily internal operational information available for customer access. -
Established UPS Capital
the company also financial services business unit, the flow of funds and mitigating trade risk throughout the supply chain. -
UPS offered 10 percent of its stock
The public for the first time. This public offering gave UPS the ability to use a public trade security to make strategic acquisitions. -
UPS ventured toward retail business
by acquiring Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., the world's largest franchise of retail shipping, postal and business service centers. -
UPS issued its first Corporate Sustainability report
highlighting the importance of balancing economic, social and environmental objectives. Now an annual report, it tracks the company's key performance indicators relevant to the business. -
2004-2005
in 2004 added heavy air freight shipment capability, while the acquisition of Overnite in 2005 expanded the company's ground freight services in North America. Other recent acquisitions in the U.K. and Poland present new opportunities for growth in Europe. -
UPS launched a new brand platform
to promote the company's expanded and supply chain management capabilities. -
UPS advanced worldwide service
through becoming the first global express delivery company to be wholly-owned in Vietnam.