Honoring United Parcel Service and its 100 years of commitment and leadership in the United States.

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;

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;

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