UPS
Founded in 1909 as the American Messenger Company, the company became United Parcel Service (or UPS) in 1919 as it now sent more than just messages.
Tagged: courier
DHL
The courier firm DHL was founded in San Francisco in 1969 by Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn, and takes its name from their surname initials.
FedEx
Fred Smith founded the cargo delivery company in 1971 in Little Rock, Arkansas as Federal Express before moving to Memphis, Tennessee in 1973.