Today (Aug 28) is the 101st anniversary of UPS. My wife and I learned this last night watching the Colbert Report. I wasn't sure if he was kidding or not, so I went online to check. Sure enough, he was correct. Turns out UPS was started 101 years ago by two kids, one was 18 and one was 19. Amazing how things progress.

The Wikipedia link is below. There is an interesting note about how UPS reprogrammed all their routes to minimize left turns and maximize right turns, in order to save time, gas, and money.

That part in their ads about running the tightest ship in the shipping world is correct. The drivers tell me that they are closely watched. I know in their mechanic department, UPS has a complete list of all mechanical repairs. For each repair, there is an exact number of minutes for how long the repair should take. If you don't come in at plan, there is hell to pay.

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