United Parcel Service facts for kids

A UPS delivery truck.

United Parcel Service (UPS) is an American company that transports packages. It is the largest package delivery company in the world. UPS delivers more than 14 million packages a day to more than 200 countries. It is based in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA. The company started in 1936 when several smaller companies merged and took the new name. It was owned by employees until 1999 when it offered stock to outsiders.

The company uses brown uniforms and delivery trucks. The company trademarked the color so other delivery companies cannot use a brown logo.

UPS Airlines is a part of UPS that handles the transportation of packages over long distances and between countries. UPS has almost 300 airplanes in its fleet.

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Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. was re-branded as The UPS Store in 2001.
UPS has service worldwide, including at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport (pictured above).
UPS Boeing 747-400BCF landing at Hong Kong International Airport in 2014
Merchants Parcel Delivery delivery vehicles in 1916
Ford Model T UPS delivery vehicle in 1921
UPS delivery van with packages in 2013
UPS 1990 Ford LN8000 in Seattle, Washington.
2017 Ford F-650 in New York City
UPS International 9000 towing triple trailers in Beatty, Nevada.
UPS DAF LF cabover straight truck in Plymouth, United Kingdom
UPS MAN TGL truck in Denmark
UPS e-drive electric-assisted cargo tricycle in Hamburg, Germany
UPS e-drive electric-assisted cargo tricycle in Cologne, Germany

United Parcel Service facts for kids

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