SupplyChain Magazine February 2022 | Page 145

TOP 10

“ In 2021 - following a shift to smaller customers during the Covid-19 pandemic , UPS reported a 21 % jump in Q $ sales , to US $ 24.9bn ”

UPS
US-based parcel delivery service UPS ( United Parcel Service ) has been around for more than a century , having been founded in 1907 as a messenger service operating out of Seattle . The company specialises in shipping , air freight , trucking , last-mile distribution , and drone delivery . It now has its HQ in Atlanta , Georgia .
UPS has more than 35 million sq ft of distribution and warehousing facilities in 1,000 locations that are based in 120 countries . In all , it serves 220 countries and territories . It is the largest courier company in the world by revenue , with US $ 85bn in 2020 , ahead of competitors DHL and FedEx . supplychaindigital . com 145