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United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. [1] Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company [ 6 ] and one of the world's largest shipping couriers .
As UPS had become an international company, access to its own cargo aircraft had become a more apparent issue. In 1976, competitor Federal Express (which owned its own fleet of jet aircraft) had turned a profit, showcasing that package delivery companies did not have to exclusively rely on commercial aircraft to transport their volume.
In 2001, United Parcel Service (UPS) acquired Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. [3] locations in the United States and Canada.On April 7, 2003, UPS began converting the 3,000 Mail Boxes Etc. locations in the United States and Canada (at the time, nearly 90% of the domestic U.S. network) to The UPS Store and started offering lower UPS direct shipping rates, with an average reduction of around 20%.
The UPS Store (formerly the United States arm of Mail Boxes Etc.) is a franchised subsidiary of United Parcel Service which provides, according to its website, shipping, shredding, printing, fax, passport photos, personal and business mailboxes, and notary services.
In March 2012, UPS announced its intention to acquire TNT Express for US$6.7 billion. [2] However, the deal fell through in January 2013, after it was announced that UPS had failed to obtain permission from the European Commission, and as such, had been blocked on competition grounds. [3] TNT Express truck in Plymouth, England in February 2010
Package delivery from a UPS truck. Package delivery or parcel delivery is the delivery of shipping containers, parcels, or high-value mail as single shipments. The service is provided by most postal systems, express mail, private courier companies, and less-than-truckload shipping carriers. [1]
The lot is leased on an annual basis by UPS from the Indiana Toll Road Concession Company, the owners of the Indiana Toll Road. It shares the West Point name with the westernmost ITR toll plaza, also known as "West Point", 5.9 miles (9.5 km) north, but the Hammond CACH facility is sometimes erroneously marked as "Hopkins, Indiana".
UPS most commonly refers to: Uninterruptible power supply , a device which provides continuous power to electronics United Parcel Service , an American courier company