My cousin works for the United Parcel Service
you know UPS stands for United Parcel Service?  I've always thought it stands for United Postal Service :)
I did!  Do you know how long UPS has been around?
I'm not sure when it started but i know it's headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgua
That's close to me! How many locations are there?
A lot! I believe they have UPS in each city in America. It's interesting that most deliviries were made on foot and bicycles at first
That's cool!  I wonder who founded UPS
I believe James Casey did
How old was he at the time?
. In 1913, the company acquired a Model T Ford as its first delivery vehicle. Casey and Ryan merged with a competitor, Evert McCabe, and formed Merchants Parcel Delivery. Consolidated delivery was also introduced, combining packages addressed to a certain neighborhood onto one delivery vehicle. In 1916, Charlie Soderstrom joined Merchants Parcel Delivery bringing in more vehicles for the growing delivery business. In 1919, the company expanded for the first time outside of Seattle to Oakland, California and changed its name to United Parcel Service. The name change
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In 1997, Livermore was elected to the board of directors of United Parcel Service.
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