USPS Tracking Link Information & Issues
USPS Tracking Links - What Are They & How Do They Work?
All shipments fulfilled by Apliiq usps tracking by tracking number so you and your customers can track the status of their shipments as they are being delivered. Each shipping label and shipment have a unique tracking number so that you and your customers can track the progress of the shipment throughout delivery. The tracking number will also inform your end customers of the delivery of their shipments, which can help consumers keep shipments safe.
Why USPS tracking numbers are important within print on demand
There are many reasons why print on demand providers like Apliiq always utilize shipments with tracking numbers. The key reason is that they facilitate core parts of the fulfillment process to ensure that your customers receive their shipments in an orderly and predictable manner.
- The Tracking Number is proof that a delivery label has been created and an order has been fulfilled.
- The tracking numbers acts as a receipt that shipping fees have been purchased.
- The creation of the tracking number triggers the order to be marked as fulfilled in your eCommerce store.
- The tracking number is sent to your customer so they know to expect the shipment.
- The tracking number tracks the process of that specific shipment through the entire delivery and fulfillment process.
- Once the tracking number is updated as delivered your customer is notified of the delivery via your eCommerce store.
Why Do eCommerce Stores Ship With USPS?
USPS is a favorite carrier because they are known for their fast, reliable delivery, and extensive list of service countries for international shipments. For example, USPS international provides access to over 180 different countries worldwide. USPS is also one of the most affordable shipping partners for lightweight and smaller shipments like clothing and accessories. USPS also has one of the most extensive mail distribution systems in the United States, every local postal office is a distribution point within their network.
A Common Issue With USPS Tracking Numbers
However, from time to time tracking numbers do not work exactly as we all would like them to. USPS tracking numbers may still show information from the last time that number was used. The tracking numbers for shipments are assigned by the carriers and there is nothing Apliiq can do to request "clean" tracking numbers, or to remove inaccurate information from tracking numbers assigned to our shipments.
Why Does This Happen With Domestic And International Shipments?
One of the lesser known facts about tracking numbers used by our shipping partners is that tracking numbers, both domestic and international, are reused every 3 to 4 months.
Now, when this normally happens, the shipping carrier wipes the slate clean for all of the tracking numbers so that the previous tracking history and information is deleted.
Below is an example of a newly shipped order whose tracking link still shows the August shipment and delivery:
How Can This Tracking issue be fixed?
There is nothing you can do directly to resolve this issue. In most cases, when the next shipment begins the tracking will eventually become reset.
Apliiq has heard assurances from shipping carriers that the tracking links should update when they are first scanned in the new shipping process. However, if the tracking links do not automatically update, that doesn't mean that the orders are not shipping correctly to the specified end address, it simply means that we will be unable to track the progress as all of the impacted orders have the correct Ship To and Ship From information on their shipping labels.
So we ask for your patience during this time and while we apologize for the inconvenience it has caused, unfortunately getting the issue "fixed" is outside of any measure of Apliiq's ability to control.
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