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It is a unique ID number or code assigned to a package or parcel. The tracking number is typically printed on the shipping label as a bar code that can be scanned by anyone with a bar code reader or smartphone. In the United States, some of the carriers using tracking numbers include UPS, [1] FedEx, [2] and the United States Postal Service. [3]
The service became quickly popular: for UPS the number of packages tracked on the web increased from 600 a day in 1995 [9] to 3.3 million a day in 1999. [10] On-line package tracking became available for all major carrier companies, and was improved by the emergence of websites that offered consolidated tracking for different mail carriers. [11]
In 1997, a walkout by the 185,000 members of the Teamsters shut down UPS for 16 days. [28] In 1998, UPS Capital was established to enable companies to grow their business through a comprehensive menu of integrated financial services through UPS. [29] UPS acquired Challenge Air in 1999 to expand its operations in Latin America. [30]
United Parcel Service Inc will begin charging an extra $150 next month to handle oversized packages and pallets.
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