United Parcel Service, Inc.
Acquisitions
3
Major Deals Covered
$3.4B
Disclosed Deal Value
United Parcel Service's largest disclosed acquisition here is Coyote Logistics for $1.8B in 2015. This page covers 3 major deals from 2015 to 2025, each with its price where disclosed and the reason behind it.
| Company | Year | Price | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andlauer Healthcare Group | 2025 | $1.6B | Add temperature-controlled healthcare logistics capacity in Canada and the United States. |
| Roadie | 2021 | Undisclosed | Add a crowdsourced same-day local delivery platform. |
| Coyote Logistics | 2015 | $1.8B | Enter truckload freight brokerage. |
2025
$1.6B
Add temperature-controlled healthcare logistics capacity in Canada and the United States.
Expanded UPS Healthcare's cold-chain network in North America.
UPS announced the deal in April 2025 and completed it on November 3, 2025.
2021
Add a crowdsourced same-day local delivery platform.
Gave UPS a gig-based delivery option for same-day and oversized local shipments.
Roadie operates as a UPS company.
2015
$1.8B
Enter truckload freight brokerage.
Added freight brokerage to Supply Chain Solutions.
UPS sold Coyote to RXO in 2024.
UPS's plan centers on healthcare logistics, small and mid-sized business customers, B2B and returns, international growth, automation in its hubs, and consolidating its U.S. network after reducing Amazon volume. In 2026 it planned to cut up to 30,000 operational positions, mostly through attrition, and close additional facilities.
UPS earns most of its revenue from time-definite package delivery, priced per piece by weight, distance, and speed, plus fuel and other surcharges. It reports three segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain Solutions, which covers freight forwarding, customs brokerage, contract logistics, and healthcare logistics. Because the network's costs are largely fixed, profit depends on route density and on the mix of higher-yield business, small-business, and healthcare shipments versus large e-commerce accounts.
In November 2016, UPS acquired Marken to anchor its healthcare logistics strategy, gaining specialized direct-to-patient clinical trial logistics, temperature-controlled biological specimen shipping, and cell and gene therapy transport.
UPS acquired Italian healthcare logistics provider Bomi Group in 2022, instantly adding 350 temperature-controlled vehicles and nearly four million square feet of certified pharmaceutical cold storage across Italy, Spain, and Latin America.
In October 2023, UPS acquired Happy Returns to dominate frictionless reverse logistics, enabling box-free, label-free e-commerce returns across thousands of US retail drop-off locations.
UPS acquired MNX Global Logistics in late 2023 to expand its time-critical express capabilities for radio-pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and aviation emergency parts (AOG).
UPS acquired Andlauer Healthcare Group to expand its dedicated pharmaceutical temperature-controlled ground and air transport network across Canada, integrating Canadian distribution with UPS Premier.
Having originally purchased Coyote Logistics for $1.8 billion in 2015, UPS sold the truckload brokerage to RXO in 2024 to exit cyclical spot freight markets and focus capital on high-margin parcel and healthcare logistics.
In 2001, UPS acquired retail shipping franchisor Mail Boxes Etc. for $191 million, rebranding thousands of locations into "The UPS Store" and establishing North America's largest retail shipping franchise network.
UPS acquired global freight forwarder and customs broker Fritz Companies for $450 million in 2001, creating the foundational infrastructure for UPS Supply Chain Solutions and international ocean/air forwarding.
UPS acquired less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking carrier Overnite Transportation for $1.25 billion in 2005, creating UPS Freight, which it subsequently divested to TFI International for $800 million in 2021.
Under Tomé's "Better, Not Bigger" discipline, UPS strictly targets high-margin, asset-light acquisitions that accelerate specialized healthcare capabilities, complex reverse logistics, or SMB technology platforms.
UPS maintains clinical brand autonomy (such as Marken) to protect customer trust while connecting physical transportation legs into the high-speed UPS Airlines and UPS Premier tracking networks.
UPS is focused on integrating recent healthcare and returns acquisitions, deploying free cash flow into sorting automation ("Network of the Future"), and returning excess capital via dividends and share buybacks.
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