Humble Beginnings: UPS

[BarelyAWake]

1907, 19yo Jim Casey borrowed $100 to start his own Seattle based courier service & thus, UPS was born;

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ultimate-factories/videos/ups/

 

[paul]

awesome. multi billion dollar business started on motorized bicycles.

 

[azbill]

cool !!!
I never realized they started with bikes
I wonder if the bikes were all brown !!! LOL

 

[rustycase]

By Golly! Is that DAN??? Second from the left???