Well, the name has been explained, but a little more info – the company was bought out by the German post office, and worldwide is larger than either UPS or FedEx. For a long time, in the U.S., they were mostly a business-to-business shipper, now that they’re expanding in the U.S., they are more available to the general public. From their website: 1969 DHL is founded by Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn in San Francisco. 1971 DHL’s network rapidly grows and the company becomes a trusted partner of many companies. Expansion into the Far East and Pacific Rim. 1972 Services introduced in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. 1974 The first UK office of DHL is opened in London, initiating service in Europe. Globally, DHL now had 3,052 customers and 314 staff. 1977 The first German DHL office is opened in Frankfurt. DHL begins service in Latin America. 1978 DHL begins service in the Middle East and Africa. 1979 DHL expands its services to delivering packages. Until that tim
• Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn • In 1969, Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn (D, H, and L) founded DHL • What is not mentioned is that DHL International stood for Documents Handling Limited. Corporation in the US, which was founded first did not though. A quick google suggests that Document Handling Limited was founded in 1970 – 1 year later than DHL. Celardore 07:16, 3 May 2006 (UTC) +++What is full form of DHL then?+++ What does DHL stand for then??? DHL Stands for Dalsey, Hilbloom, and Lynn, The founders of DHL. Dalsey and Hilbloom worked for the same forwarding company in San Fransisco and both recognized the need for an express document service ( in 1969 there was no FedEx and UPS only did parcels) By chance Dalsey and Hilbloom ran into each other in the parking lot of a grocery store and began talking about their respective ideas. $3000 dollars later they were in business, Lynn cam in as a financial backer a few months later, hence D – H – L. • Well, the name has been exp