What is UPS Express? UPS Express Review

I. Global Development

1. 1907 – 1913 Creation of the message delivery service

On August 28, 1907, Jim Casey and Cloude Ryan founded UPS in Seattle, Washington, USA, named it the United States Courier Service, providing services such as delivery of telephone messages.

2. 1913 – 1918 Retail delivery business started

In 1913, UPS shifted its focus to retail delivery and changed its name to Commercial Package Delivery Company.

3. 1918-1930 Entering the era of common carriers

In 1919, UPS expanded its business to Oakland, California, and changed its name to United Parcel Service, Inc. Since 1922, UPS has provided product transportation services to the public, supporting the delivery of packages to private and commercial addresses.

4. 1930 – 1975 Service expansion and transformation

UPS continued to expand its service offerings, and in 1975, UPS became the first package delivery company to serve every address in the 48 contiguous states of the United States.

5. 1975 – 1990 International Development and UPS Airlines

In 1985, UPS launched international air transport services between the United States and six European countries. In 1988, UPS obtained authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate its own aircraft and officially established UPS Airlines.

6. 1990 – 1999: Continuous Innovation

In 1994, UPS launched its official website, giving customers access to internal operational information. The following year, it began offering package tracking services.

7. Global Trade and Development, 1999-2010

In 1999, UPS was successfully listed. Subsequently, UPS increased its investment in international services and sustainable practices, acquired a number of companies to continuously expand its global market channels, and became the world's leading aviation, ocean, ground and electronic service provider.

8. 2010 – 2020 A new era of logistics

UPS uses service optimization and technological innovation to launch a series of products and solutions such as UPS My Choice® and UPS Access Point (express delivery service point) to provide convenient and flexible logistics services. In 2019, UPS established a subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward Inc., to develop commercial drone delivery business, becoming the first drone operator fully certified and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.

2. Logistics Services

UPS provides market segmentation solutions based on the characteristics of the Chinese market, providing more advanced, flexible and accurate configurable logistics solutions for enterprises in the retail, automotive, industrial manufacturing and high-tech industries.

1. Global Small Parcel

Comprehensive ground and air package shipping services

2. Logistics and distribution

Process management solutions from receiving, storing, handling to shipping goods

3. Insurance and Finance

Providing traditional and non-traditional financial and payment services through UPS Capital

4. Freight forwarding

A global portfolio of services including customs brokerage, LTL and truckload freight, as well as air and ocean freight

3. UPS China

The Chinese market is a very important part of UPS's global business. Since entering China in 1988, UPS has been committed to providing a full range of logistics services to all types of customers, meeting the ever-changing trade needs of Chinese companies of all sizes, and helping Chinese customers better connect with the world.   UPS now provides services in more than 330 commercial centers and major cities in China, with nearly 200 flights per week connecting China with the United States, Europe, and other countries and regions in Asia. In order to increase capacity to meet air transport needs, UPS deployed a new Boeing 747-8 freighter, which has a 15% increase in air cargo capacity compared to the previous Boeing 747-400s freighter.