United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, Inc.
Formerly	American Messenger Company (1907–1913); Merchants Parcel Delivery (1913–1919);
Company type	Public company
Traded as	NYSE: UPS (Class B); DJTA component; S&P 100 component; S&P 500 component;
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
Key people	Carol B. Tomé (CEO); William R. Johnson (chairman);
Services	Courier express services; Freight forwarding services; Logistics services;
Revenue	US$91.07 billion (2024)
Operating income	US$8.468 billion (2024)
Net income	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)
Subsidiaries	UPS Airlines; Nightline Group; Marken; UPS Logistics; UPS Mail Innovations; UPS Professional Solutions; Roadie; UPS i-parcel;
Website	ups.com
	Footnotes / references;

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.

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.

Other websites

UPS corporate website, shipping, tracking, service information

↑ "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". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. 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.

[10K-1] "United Parcel Service, Inc. 2024 Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 18, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.

[2] Taylor, Charlie (May 3, 2017). "Parcel Motel owner Nightline acquired by delivery firm UPS". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

[3] "UPS to Acquire Ireland-based Nightline Logistics GROUP". nightline.ie. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

[4] "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.

[5] "UPS Completes Acquisition Of Marken". Marken.com. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

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