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Adrian Dalsey (October 14, 1914 – October 10, 1994) was a co-founder of shipping company, DHL Express.
Oct 15, 1994 · Adrian Dalsey, the 'D' of DHL Worldwide Express and a pioneer in the air express industry, died on Monday at a hospital near his home here after a brief illness, the company said today. He was 80.
LOGISTICS FOR THE CONNECTED AGE. When Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn founded DHL in 1969, they didn’t know they would revolutionize the world of logistics. Today, DHL is the world’s leading logistics company.
Learn how DHL Express started in 1969 by three entrepreneurs from San Francisco and became the market-leader in international express deliveries and logistics. Discover our network, services, values and achievements in Belgium and worldwide.
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As mankind went to the moon, three guys looked to the skies. The idea was simple: DHL transported information, flying documents between San Francisco and Honolulu. Doing business would never be the same again.
Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn's pioneering spirit saw DHL expand from a small, document-only courier service into the world‘s most entrepreneurial express business it is today.
The early years of DHL were all about innovation; the business model was to open an office wherever a customer asked for one.
DHL expanded in the US, then quickly found new markets in Asia, sending documents for US banks and businesses on the US West Coast to countries such as Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
The world witnessed a new technology which changed the face of communication. Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer, made the first ever public mobile phone call on April 3 in New York City.
Apple Computer Company was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. The company’s first product was the Apple I, a computer single-handedly designed and hand-built by Wozniak, and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer Club.
There were only around 24 employees in the DHL Caracas team in 1981; now the team has grown so much that it would be difficult to get all of them and their vehicles in one picture!
The domestic overnight program was developed in the US using two hubs at Cincinnati and Salt Lake City. The pioneering Brussels hub opened, offering the first automated sorting system in Europe.
The year marked the end of military regime in Brazil. The authoritarian dictatorship that ruled Brazil from April 1, 1964 to March 15, 1985 ended when José Sarney took office as President.
Stock markets around the world crashed and the Dow Jones stock market index dropped by 508 points on the day that became known as Black Monday.
Adrian Dalsey was one of the founders of DHL, the global leader in express and air cargo services. He started his career as a sales manager and helped create a company that employs 68,000 people and serves 635,000 destinations.
Sep 24, 2019 · Learn how Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom, and Robert Lynn founded DHL in 1969 with a revolutionary idea of international air express service. Read the interview with John Pearson, who has witnessed DHL's journey and achievements for over 33 years.
