Comments on: Package gone postal? http://tntluoma.com/unedited/package-gone-postal/ Stuff I've Written Down Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:19:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim Rivera http://tntluoma.com/unedited/package-gone-postal/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 Tim Rivera Sun, 18 Jul 2004 06:07:40 +0000 http://tntluoma.com/?p=456#comment-1241 <p>Yeah, I understand, I like also to keep tabs on where my package is. UPS tracking is done in real time (via satelite I assume), while USPS tracking info is updated once a day (I believe.) On the day of delivery, the postal clerk scans the package in the morning while sorting the parcel to the appropriate route, and the carrier scans the package at the time of delivery. When the clerk finishes sorting parcels, and when the carrier returns from his route, the information is downloaded from their scanners and entered into the USPS tracking system.</p> <p>FYI: What is the difference between tracking a package and confirming the delivery of a package? What tracking / delivery status information is available on the United States Postal Service website?</p> Yeah, I understand, I like also to keep tabs on where my package is. UPS tracking is done in real time (via satelite I assume), while USPS tracking info is updated once a day (I believe.) On the day of delivery, the postal clerk scans the package in the morning while sorting the parcel to the appropriate route, and the carrier scans the package at the time of delivery. When the clerk finishes sorting parcels, and when the carrier returns from his route, the information is downloaded from their scanners and entered into the USPS tracking system.

FYI: What is the difference between tracking a package and confirming the delivery of a package? What tracking / delivery status information is available on the United States Postal Service website?

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