ON THE JOB HUNT: UPS Drivers Needed

Here is some raw data on UPS:

UPS is the world's largest shipping carrier

UPS's 1st Qtr earnings increased 33% over the same quarter the previous year

UPS had a 1st Qtr profit of $533 million compared to $401 million a year earlier

UPS's 1st Qtr revenue increased 7.2% to $11.73 billion

U.S. domestic daily volume increased less than 1%, but that marks the first year-over-year growth in more than two years

[source: UPS optimistic about economic recovery // Associated Press // Apr 27, 2010]

UPS: Founded in Seattle, Wash. August 28, 1907

UPS: 2009 revenue $45.3 billion

UPS: 340,000 employees in the U.S.

UPS delivery volume: 3.8 billion packages and documents in 2009

UPS: Daily delivery volume is 15.1 million packages and documents

UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories

UPS has 7.9 million daily customers (1.8 million pick-up, 6.1 million delivery)

UPS Delivery fleet: 96,105 package cars, vans, tractors, motorcycles, including 2,060 alternative-fuel vehicles