On August 28, 1907, James Casey founded the American Messenger Company with fellow teenager Claude Ryan in Seattle, Washington, capitalized with $100 in debt. In 1913, the first delivery car appeared, a Model T Ford.Casey and Ryan merged with a competitor, Evert McCabe, and formed Merchants Parcel Delivery.PS is known for its brown delivery trucks and uniforms, hence the company nickname Brown . UPS also operates its own airline and air cargo delivery service (IATA: 5X, ICAO: UPS, Call sign: UPS) based in Louisville, Kentucky.