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vehicles. During this period, the company also pioneered the concept of consolidated

delivery, combining packages addressed to a certain neighborhood onto one delivery

vehicle.

The company extended operations to Oakland, California, and later to Los

Angeles. In 1919, the name United Parcel Service was adopted. “United” because

shipments were consolidated, and “Service” because, as Charlie Soderstrom observed,

“Service is all we have to offer.” In 1929, the company opened United Air Express,

offering package delivery via airplane to major West Coast cities and as far inland as El

Paso, Texas. All UPS vehicles were painted the now-familiar Pullman railroad brown

color. By the 1930s, UPS provided delivery services in all major West Coast cities, with a

consolidated delivery service in the New York City area. The first mechanical system for

package sorting was developed, and a 180-foot-long conveyor belt was installed in Los

Angeles.

By the early 1950s it was clear that contract service to retail stores was limited and

UPS managers began looking for new opportunities. They decided to expand their

services by acquiring “common carrier” rights to deliver packages between all addresses,

for any customer, private or commercial. This decision placed UPS in direct competition

with the U.S. Postal Service.

In 1953, UPS resumed air service, offering two-day service to major cities on the

East and West coasts. The service, called UPS Blue Label Air, grew and in 1978 the

service was available in every state, including Alaska and Hawaii. To ensure dependability

during the time of federal deregulation of airlines, UPS began to assemble its own jet

cargo fleet, the largest in the industry. With growing demand for faster service, UPS

entered the overnight air delivery business, and, by 1985, UPS Next Day Air service was

available in 48 states and Puerto Rico. Alaska and Hawaii were added later. UPS entered a

new era with international air package and document service, linking the U.S. and six

European nations.

In 1988 UPS received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA) to operate its own aircraft, thus officially becoming an airline. UPS Airlines was the