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| UPS
vs. FedEx -- Analysis of the Two Giants in Package Delivery |
Published: February 5,
2007
In today's modern global
economy, it has become easy to take fast and reliable package delivery
for granted. In fact, many of us are accustomed to browsing e-commerce
sites or retail catalogues, placing an order online or over the phone,
and then having the merchandise delivered directly to our doorstep --
often within 48 hours.
However, it goes without saying that consumers and businesses have not
always had this luxury. At the turn of the 20th Century, it was
sometimes difficult to have something shipped across town -- let alone
the world.
It all started . . .
In 1907, an ambitious young teenager named Jim Casey borrowed $100 from
a friend to launch a new messenger and delivery service in Seattle. With
a commitment to low rates, reliable delivery and responsive customer
service, the budding firm quickly became prosperous.
In the beginning, the firm's employees routinely made their rounds on
foot, reserving bicycles for longer deliveries. Keep in mind, this was
still the age of horse and buggy, and the U.S. Parcel Post system
wouldn't be in existence for another six years.
By 1918, the growing company acquired its first delivery car (a Model T
Ford) to complement a small fleet of motorcycles. At this point, many of
Seattle's most prominent department stores had already found it
advantageous to suspend their internal shipping operations and have this
up-and-coming firm deliver their merchandise.
With a few years, the company would branch out to surrounding
communities. It also established a presence in Oakland, Los Angeles, and
many other major metropolitan areas on the Pacific Coast.
By the time of the Great Depression, the firm's geographic footprint had
stretched clear to the East Coast, and over the next few decades it
would lobby the Interstate Commerce Commission for unfettered rights to
ship both private parcels and commercial products to every single
address in the 48 contiguous states -- a request that was finally
granted in 1975.
Amid rising demand for speedier deliveries, the company would have a
coast-to-coast network of overnight air deliveries in place by 1985, and
over the next few years it would expand that air service throughout
Europe and the Pacific Rim. Eventually, it would grow into the worldwide
package delivery powerhouse we know today -- United Parcel Service
(NYSE: UPS).
New Kids on the Block
With a 100-year history and a series of innovations, including the first
package conveyor belt, it is easy to trace the birth, baby steps and
eventual growth of the parcel delivery business back to UPS.
Of course, success always invites competition.
In 1969, Belgium-based DHL (a subsidiary of Deutsche Post) began
shipping documents from the mainland to Hawaii, and has since
established itself as one of the leading providers of worldwide express
deliveries. Today, the company has a fleet of 76,000 vehicles that carry
packages to roughly 120,000 destinations in more than 200 countries
around the globe.
And finally, FedEx (NYSE: FDX) was the last of the big three to enter
the game -- it didn't begin full-scale operations until 1973. However,
it didn't take long for the firm to gain ground, and ten years later it
became the first U.S. company to reach $1 billion in annual sales
without the benefit of a merger or acquisition.
As with almost any industry, a number of smaller package delivery firms
are trying to carve out their space, but together the triumvirate of
UPS, FedEx, and DHL dominates the field.
Because DHL is a subsidiary of a foreign firm that doesn't trade as an
ADR on a major domestic exchange, we will focus our attention primarily
on FedEx and UPS. In the paragraphs that follow, we will give you a full
run-down of everything you need to know before investing in one of these
firms . . .
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Slaughter and our research staff provide an in-depth look at UPS and
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