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Home > Fortune 500 Companies > United Parcel'b'
United Parcel'b'
United Parcel'b' is a publicly traded company having a good stock performance result. United Parcel'b' is a fortune 500 stock listed company trading under UPS. UPS was founded by James E. Casey in 1907 as American Messenger Company. It changed its name to Merchants Parcel Delivery in 1913 and to United Parcel Service, Inc. in 1919. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
UPS is a package delivery company which provides specialized transportation and logistics services in the United States and internationally. It offers a range of supply chain solutions, such as freight forwarding, customs brokerage, fulfillment, returns, financial transactions, and repairs. The company operates through three segments like U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain and Freight.
The U.S. Domestic Package segment’s operations include the delivery of letters, documents, and packages in the United States, offers customized package distribution solutions.
The International Package segment delivers international shipments to approximately 200 countries and territories worldwide. It offers a portfolio of import, export, and domestic services; and customs clearance service.
The Supply Chain and Freight segment provides forwarding services and logistics services, including supply chain design and management, freight distribution, and customs brokerage services. It also offers various less-than-truckload and truckload services in North America, as well as consulting and professional services. In addition, this segment provides electronic services, which include various UPS online solutions that support automated shipping and tracking.
United Parcel Service also offers financial services that provide customers with short- and long-term financing, secured lending, working capital, government guaranteed lending, letters of credit, global trade financing, credit cards, and equipment leasing. As of December 31, 2005, the company operated a ground fleet of approximately 98,000 package cars, vans, tractors, and motorcycles, as well as utilized approximately 600 airplanes and 42.6bl dollars sales have made as of 31st Dec 2005, they have earned 3.9 million dollars as income in the last 12 months.
UPS has grown into a 36 billion dollars corporation by clearly focusing on the goal of enabling commerce around the globe. Today UPS is a global company with one of the most recognized and admired brands in the world. The Company has become the world's largest package delivery company and a leading global provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. The Company manages the flow of goods, funds, and information in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
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