Interesting Facts About Couriers

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1.    Couriers have existed as long as civilization has existed. While this is true, the first recorded courier was in Ancient Egypt around the year 2400 BC. It was common for pharaohs to use couriers to communicate with others.

2.    Wells Fargo was the first official courier service in the United States. This was before it was a finance company focusing on banking, investment, and money lending.

3.    In 1907, two teenagers started the American Messenger Company. Today that company is called the United Parcel Service or UPS. It is the largest courier service in the world.

4.    In the middle ages, royal courts had couriers specifically to handle their political correspondence. These members of the court were paid a little above the average laborer of that time.

5.    Over 15 million packages are delivered using courier services on a daily basis. And that’s low-balling. Some say as many as 25 million packages are delivered using courier services daily.

6.    Teeparam Couriers opened their doors in 2009 and has operated through the uk, usa, germany, india, france and India.

7.    In order to deliver medical supplies and equipment, a courier service must be HIPAA, OSHA, and DOT compliant.

8.    Though the word “mail” is a derivative of the word “male”, it has nothing to do with gender. The word “male” also used to mean “traveling bag”.

9.    Between the years of 1927 and 2003, the UK used the London Underground as a “Mail Rail”. Unfortunately, it was shut down when it became more expensive than alternatives.

10.  Who would’ve thought the courier industry could have so many fun little tidbits. For courier services in the Northeast.