United Parcel Service Incorporated was formerly known as United Parcel Service of America. The principal activities of the group are express carrier, package delivery and provision of specialized transportation and logistics services. The primary business of the group is the time-definite delivery of packages and documents throughout the United States and other countries. They have increased their mission from a company striving for excellence in the small package delivery industry to a company who enables global commerce.
The company that started with a focus on transporting packages evolved in to the delivery company of choice for department stores across United States. UPS culminated to be a premier enabler of global commerce, offering a plethora of related services including small package transportation (it's core business), distribution, supply chain management, consulting and financial services.
The new look UPS internet website www.ups.com and its new logo symbolizing "one company, one vision, one brand" portrays their outlook for the future. The company has undergone a huge transformation from being a package delivery giant focused primarily on the US domestic market, to a global enabler of e-commerce and supply chain solutions provider. UPS divides its business into three segments, the US package business, the international package business, and the non-package segment.
The new www.ups.com website reflects the company's new focus. Shipping and tracking, the two package-delivery business related tabs are prominent and the resources would take the customer to a content rich page that gives information on shipping activity, all services, and rates. The Business Solutions tabs take one to the page meant for b ...