So you ordered a product from an online retailer, or maybe off of Amazon, and in checking the shipping status, you read a tracking update that says: “Arrived Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item”. If you don’t know what this tracking update means, this blog post is a must-read. In the course of this blog post, we will be covering what this tracking update means. Without further ado let us delve in.
What Arrived Shipping Partner Facility USPS Awaiting Item Means
This simply means that your package was taken to a third-party shipping carrier, who will then move the item partially before transferring it to a USPS hub. From the USPS hub, the final delivery will be made.
It is important to note that these third-party shipping partners are also known as parcel expediters, aggregators, and consolidators. This is because their capital job is to presort and consolidate large volumes of packages and move them via ground delivery to respective USPS hubs.
In return, the USPS will give these third-party shipping carriers discounted Parcel Select rates.
Also worth noting is that other retailers like Amazon and eBay use these third party carriers to get lower Parcel Select shipping costs.
Whenever the third-party shipping carrier updates the USPS when the item leaves their facility, the customer will get a tracking update that reads “Departed Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item”.
What Is The Current Location Of Your Package After Getting This Tracking Update
Whenever you get this tracking update your package will either be sitting at the shipping partners facility, or could be in transit to its final destination. It is important to note that shipping partners make use of the USPS parcel select ground shipment. This arrangement does not provide a guaranteed delivery date for your package. Because the shipping partners of most retailers have to process the packages, it is left for the USPS to complete the final mile delivery after the pancake has reached one of its hubs.
Most shipping partners do not update the USPS about the packages that are within their facilities. However, they may provide the updates on their websites.
Also worth noting is that most USPS Shipping Partners make use of the same tracking number for tracking items that are in their possession.
Most times, it is hard to know which shipping partner has your package because the name of the shipping partner does not show in the delivery messages. The best way to know is to contact the seller or the retailer.
How To Check Shipping Partner Delivery Status
First off, it takes only a few seconds to use your tracking number to paste into the site of your shipping partner to see if they can identify the code. The websites of these shipping partners also has the capacity to tell the most recent status of the package in transit or at their facility.
Here are web links to the 4 most common shipping partner tracking pages:
FedEx SmartPost https://www.fedex.com/apps/fedextrack
UPS SurePost https://www.ups.com/track
OSM Worldwide https://www.osmworldwide.com/tracking
DHL Global Mail https://webtrack.dhlglobalmail.com