United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is one of the largest courier companies in the world. Every day delivers more than 14 million packages to more than 200 countries around the world. Has recently been expanded to cover other areas related to transport and logistics. Its headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia.
headquarters Bienne, Switzerland, is responsible for operations in Europe, Middle Middle East and Africa.
The brown color of its trucks and uniforms of employees, promotes the nickname which is known to the company: "Big Brown".
In April 2003, UPS changed to the new logo and replacing the original design of the package and shield made in 1961 by Paul Rand.
Among its main competitors in the U.S. are FedEx, DHL, and even the postal service of the United States. Historically, UPS USPS only had competition in the market for ground shipments of low cost. However, when FedEx acquired RPS (Roadway Package System) and rebranded as FedEx Ground, became a competitor. In addition, DHL bought Airborne Express later.
History In 1907, Jim Casey, 19 years old, founded the American Messenger Company in Seattle, Washington with $ 100 he had borrowed from a friend. In 1913 Evert McCabe joined and formed Merchants Parcel Delivery. In 1919, the company grew, he left Seattle, and became known as United Parcel Service. The Political Action Committee UPS has been the most generous donor to federal candidates in every election since 1992, donating a total of $ 14 million until December 31, 2005, as indicated by the records of the Federal Commission Elections.
On October 3, 2005, UPS acquired Lynx Express UK Ltd., a major British shipping companies worth 55.5 million pounds. The operation was with the permission of the European Commission. The first joint operations center opened in mid-2006 in Dartford, east London. Using data from April 20, 2006, UPS increased by 9% the volume of small packages for the year 2005. In the first quarter of 2 009, had a profit of $ 401 million, down 56% over the same period a year earlier.
operation UPS system uses what is known English as a Hub and Spoke distribution paradigm, a radial pattern by which the company operates some centers are the entry point for shipments and packages dispensed some major centers called hubs, which sorted and sent to their destination. The destination can be another hub if the distance is too great, or their final destination.
Airline
UPS operates its own airline (IATA: 5X, ICAO: UPS, UPS Indicative) based in Louisville, Kentucky. In Europe, its main center in Cologne, Germany. As of November 2009, had 209 aircraft.
53 Airbus A300-600R
10 Boeing 747-400F
75 Boeing 757-200F
34 Boeing 767-300ERF
37 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
also has already asked ten Airbus A380 cargo, and has options for ten more. These devices are expected to be ready between 2009 and 2012. That is why the 90 Airbus A300 that was in charge, has reduced this number to fifty-three.
Curiosities
The "UPS brown" is registered by the company.
The design of the UPS delivery truck is unique, and only they operate. Those who are old are scrapped and dismantled, without allowing their sale.
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