BNET Industries

United Parcel Service of America Inc.

(UPS) is in the Business Services Industry

Market Cap:$41.1B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$51.4B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS) is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain and freight services. With more than a century of experience in transportation and logistics, UPS is a leading global trade expert equipped with a broad portfolio of solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

Number of Employees 260,000

Contact Information

55 Glenlake Parkway, NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30328

www.ups.com

404-828-6000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Couriers and Express Delivery Services: 492110

Company News

Recent Events

Paychex Is Still Waiting for the Recovery

12/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
UPS Launches BlackBerry Application

12/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
UPS Releases BlackBerry App

12/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Shippers Prepare and Hope for a Holiday Crush

12/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Reggie Middleton vs Goldman Sachs, Pt. Deux: Buy into a Collapsing Market to Fund Bonuses,...

12/10/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
WE tv Ups 2 Digital Execs

12/08/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story
Goldman Sachs Upgraded US REITS to Neutral; Ups BKD, AVB, GGWPQ, Downgrades KIM

12/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
UPS hiking rates for 2010

11/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Smart Power Monitoring with Network UPS Tools

11/18/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
An epiphany, and a new policing philosophy

11/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story
Alchemilla Ultra-Pure Skin Care Becomes a Corporate Member of United Plant Savers Organization

11/14/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
iPhone Most Popular Touchscreen Device

11/05/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
FedEx promotes services with international effort

11/02/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
UPS and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas to Unveil Special Safe Driving Paint...

11/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
UPS Teams with American Red Cross to Send Relief Flight to American Samoa

10/27/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

united parcel service of america inc. and web - All News and Analysis

A Shoemaker Walks The Walk On The Web

BNET - 2009-01-01

Hip Fluevog sells soul as well as soles, from design to delivery. John Fluevog Shoes designs, manufactures and sells high-fashion footwear with a quirky flair. Each of its 10 retail stores accepts phone and Internet orders. The stores manage their shipments through UPS WorldShip and Quantum View Manage shipping and...

Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Web, Shoemaker, Hip Fluevog, Internet, Retail
Photo of UPS's "Circle of Honor" Now Totals 4,648, 25 Years or More of Accident Free Driving Available On Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress

- 2008-10-07

Photo of UPS's "Circle of Honor" Now Totals 4,648, 25 Years or More of Accident Free Driving Available On Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress. UPS today announced the induction of 715 elite drivers into its "Circle of Honor," pushing to 4,648 the total number of active drivers...

Tags: accident, Associated Press, Business Wire, Honor, INTERNET, photograph, United Parcel Service of America Inc., Web
Photo of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and UPS CEO Mike Eskew Announcing the Expansion of The UPS "Green Fleet" is on Business Wire's web site and AP PhotoExpress

- 2007-05-22

ATLANTA -- Photo of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and UPS CEO Mike Eskew Announcing the Expansion of The UPS "Green Fleet" is on Business Wire's web site and AP PhotoExpress.

Tags: Associated Press, Business Wire, photograph, Sonny Perdue, United Parcel Service of America Inc., Web, Web site
Photo from UPS Introducing Hybrid Electric Vehicle to President George W. Bush at White House is Available On Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress

- 2007-03-27

Delivering cleaner air through innovation. President George W. Bush learns about hydraulic hybrid technology from Robert Hall, Fleet Environmental Manager for UPS. UPS's hydraulic hybrid delivery vehicle HHV is the first of its kind and is part of the company's 1,500-vehicle alternative fuel fleet - the largest private alternative fuel...

Tags: Associated Press, Business Wire, photograph, United Parcel Service of America Inc., Web, White House
Photo from a Reception in New York to Formally Introduce the 10 Designers Selected to Show in the UPS Hub at Olympus Fashion Week is Available On Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress

- 2006-08-16

Emerging designers mix with fashion insiders at a cocktail reception in New York to formally introduce the 10 designers selected to show in the UPS Hub at Olympus Fashion Week. Nearly 200 people attended the event on Tuesday, August 15. Pictured are designers Ashleigh Verrier, Brian Reyes, Stephanie Schur, Sari...

Tags: Associated Press, Business Wire, Olympus Corp., photograph, United Parcel Service of America Inc., Web, Web site

BlueTie Ups the Ante in Web-Based Calendaring and Task Management; Company Launches Industry's First AJAX-Based Integrated Collaboration Suite

- 2006-06-13

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- BlueTie, Inc., the leading provider of Software as a Service for small and mid-sized businesses, announced today the launch of an all-new calendaring and task management application integrated into its award-winning collaboration suite. The new web-based tools deliver performance that rivals that of desktop applications, makes managing...

Tags: Collaboration Suite, collaboration, Web, AJAX, United Parcel Service of America Inc.
UPS CampusShip Continues Its Global Trek; Web-Based Shipping Solution Now Available in 42 Countries

- 2006-01-09

ATLANTA -- UPS CampusShipTM, a Web-based technology that makes it easy for far-flung employees to use a common package shipping system, is expanding its geographic reach to 17 additional countries and another territory.

Tags: United Parcel Service of America Inc., Web
You can offer what the big guys don't.(COMMON-SENSE BUSINESS)(Column)

- 2005-08-22

Here's a cautionary tale for marketers. One morning, I retrieved a voice mail message left 9 p.m. the prior evening, that a package had been returned after the third attempt. The regular UPS delivery man knows my office, so what was going on here. ...

Tags: United Parcel Service of America Inc., Web
Web-ready UPS: for enterprise applications up to 800kVA.(Product News)

- 2004-06-01

The ESP8000 enterprise class uninterruptible power supply UPS with built-in web server capabilities assures that true Digital Power Quality is provided for ... The ESP8000 enterprise class uninterruptible power supply UPS with built-in web server capabilities assures that true Digital Power Quality is...

Tags: enterprise application, United Parcel Service of America Inc., Web
The impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on corporate research.

- 2004-05-01

For company researchers, Sarbanes-Oxley is the silver lining in the bubble-bursting blitz of corporate scandals that hit U.S. markets in 2001 and 2002. In late 2001, Enron collapsed into bankruptcy, taking Arthur Andersen down with it. Between then and mid-2002, Xerox, Adelphia, Worldcom, and Tyco were...

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