H. Res. 375 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

July 16, 2007. 

Whereas United Parcel Service (in this resolution referred to 

as ‘‘UPS’’) provides solutions that connect the flow of 

goods, funds, and information in the United States to 

more than 200 countries, including delivery service to 

every address in North America and Europe, through its 

expansive transportation network, thus truly synchronizing global commerce; 

Whereas UPS was founded in 1907 as the American Messenger Company by James E. ‘‘Jim’’ Casey in Seattle, 

Washington, with $100 borrowed from a friend and has 

grown from a 2-person message delivery firm into a 

427,000-plus employee global transportation and logistics 

corporation that moves nearly 15,000,000 packages 

through its network each business day; 

Whereas Jim and his partner, Claude Ryan, focused on providing the best service and lowest rates to launch what 

would become the world’s largest package delivery service; 

Whereas the American Messenger Company acquired its first 

delivery car, a Model T Ford, in 1913 and operates today 

a vehicle fleet of almost 92,000 vehicles; 
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Whereas, in 1913, the American Messenger Company merged 

with competitor Evert ‘‘Mac’’ McCabe and selected the 

name Merchants Parcel Delivery; 

Whereas, in 1919, Merchants Parcel Delivery made its first 

expansion beyond Seattle to Oakland, California, and 

adopted its present name, United Parcel Service; 

Whereas, in 1929, UPS became the first package delivery 

company to provide air service and operates today the 

world’s eighth largest airline; 

Whereas, during the Second World War, UPS still continued 

to grow by expanding employment opportunities to, and 

capitalizing on the talents of, women in the workforce; 

Whereas, in 1975, UPS forged the ‘‘Golden Link’’, becoming 

the first package delivery company to serve every address 

in the continental United States and began its first operations outside the United States in Ontario, Canada; 

Whereas UPS continues to expand its role as a provider of 

transportation-based and supply chain services; 

Whereas UPS has earned numerous awards for its outstanding business practices, recognizing the company’s 

values and commitment to social responsibility and diversity; 

Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency awarded UPS 

the Clean Air Excellence Award, citing UPS’s alternative 

fuel program under which the UPS ‘‘Green Fleet’’ recently passed the 100,000,000 mile mark; 

Whereas UPS plays a major philanthropic leadership role in 

the United States and has made significant contributions 

to numerous charitable organizations around the world; 
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Whereas, over the past 100 years, UPS has gone through 

many transformations, growing from a small messenger 

company to a leading provider of air, ocean, ground, and 

electronic services, while remaining true to its modest origins and commitment to customer service; and 

Whereas UPS maintains its reputation for integrity, reliability, employee ownership, and customer service: Now, 

therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) recognizes United Parcel Service’s role in the 

global transportation system as the world’s largest package delivery company; and 

(2) celebrates United Parcel Service’s 100th anniversary. 

Attest: 

Clerk.