United Parcel Service, Inc.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is a leading global provider of letter and package delivery, transportation, logistics, and related services. It has a long and established history dating back to 1907, when James E. Casey and Claude Ryan founded the American Messenger Company, later known as UPS. UPS has since grown to become one of the world’s largest package delivery companies, transporting goods to more than 220 countries and territories around the globe. UPS has two primary operating segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery services for letters, documents, small packages, and freight in the United States via air and ground. The International Package segment caters for time-definite international shipping services to over 200 countries, offering guaranteed time-definite express options and air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, distribution and post-sales, and mail and consulting services.

In addition to its core package delivery services, UPS also provides truckload brokerage services, supply chain solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industry, and financial and insurance services. It operates a fleet of approximately 121,000 package cars, vans, tractors, and motorcycles, and owns 59,000 containers that are used to transport cargo in its aircraft. The company operates hubs and sorting centers in more than 90 countries and territories, and also has an extensive network of distribution facilities and warehouses across the globe. Currently, UPS employs roughly 400,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

UPS has built a strong reputation for delivering on its promise to customers; providing fast, reliable, and cost-efficient services, and developing innovative technology and solutions to help meet customers’ evolving needs. It has been named one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for 14 consecutive years, in recognition of its corporate reputation and success. Additionally, UPS is dedicated to sustainability and reducing its environmental footprint, having invested more than $2 billion in emissions-reducing vehicles and technology since 2009.