Convoluted Shipping Routes

[irishearl]

SP always gets orders out quickly. However, lately USPS has trucked them all over without reason delaying arrival. My expected packager thus far has gotten to Kansas City, then on to Wichita and is now headed back to KC.

 

[lupy1234]

Stuff happens. I live 3.5 hours from Richmond...had a package take over a week.

 

[anotherbob]

I know there are lots of intense storms that have changed routes due to flooding concerns. Also logistics with shipping can seem very odd if you go on a pack by package basis, but when you think of volume and dispersion it suddenly makes more sense.

 

[Pypkė]

SP always gets orders out quickly. However, lately USPS has trucked them all over without reason delaying arrival. My expected packager thus far has gotten to Kansas City, then on to Wichita and is now headed back to KC.

I noticed that my orders had been routed by USPS as far west as Denver - and I live in Ohio. Please note how this order passed through Indianapolis twice before arriving in Cleveland. The weird routing seems to me to be a sign that USPS is unstable.

Arrived at USPS Regional Facility, April 28, 2025, 4:14 am, CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Departed USPS Regional Facility, 04/28/2025, 3:53 am, CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Arrived at USPS Regional Facility, April 27, 2025, 6:22 pm, CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Departed USPS Facility, 04/27/2025, 3:48 pm, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219

In Transit to Next Facility, 04/27/2025, 3:31 pm

Arrived at USPS Regional Facility, April 27, 2025, 8:48 am, INDIANAPOLIS IN DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Arrived at USPS Facility, April 27, 2025, 12:45 am, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219

In Transit to Next Facility, 04/26/2025, 7:34 pm

In Transit to Next Facility, 04/26/2025, 11:24 am

Departed USPS Regional Facility, 04/26/2025, 3:56 am, DENVER CO DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Arrived at USPS Regional Facility, April 25, 2025, 9:42 pm, DENVER CO DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Departed USPS Facility, April 25, 2025, 10:46 am, AURORA, CO 80018

Arrived at USPS Facility, April 25, 2025, 10:08 am, AURORA, CO 80018

Arrived at USPS Facility, April 24, 2025, 6:37 pm, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219

In Transit to Next Facility, 04/24/2025, 2:21 pm

In Transit to Next Facility, 04/24/2025, 10:16 am

Departed USPS Regional Facility, 04/24/2025, 5:54 am, COLUMBIA SC PROCESSING CENTER

Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending, 04/23/2025, 9:59 pm, COLUMBIA, SC 29292

Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility, 04/23/2025, 9:51 pm, COLUMBIA SC PROCESSING CENTER

Accepted at USPS Origin Facility, April 23, 2025, 8:36 pm, LORIS, SC 29569

Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item, 04/23/2025, 9:43 am, LORIS, SC 29569

But SP has shipped my last two orders via UPS and they arrive quickly taking a more direct route.

06/12/2025 9:41 AM Highland Heights OH US Out For Delivery Today
06/12/2025 9:18 AM Highland Heights OH US Loaded on Delivery Vehicle
06/12/2025 5:16 AM Highland Heights OH US Processing at UPS Facility
06/12/2025 5:15 AM Highland Heights OH US UPS will be in your area and will deliver your package a day early.
06/11/2025 11:04 PM Highland Heights OH US Arrived at Facility
06/11/2025 8:28 PM Columbus OH US Departed from Facility
06/11/2025 3:20 PM Columbus OH US Arrived at Facility
06/11/2025 10:58 AM South Charleston WV US Departed from Facility
06/11/2025 9:41 AM South Charleston WV US Arrived at Facility
06/11/2025 5:33 AM Greensboro NC US Departed from Facility
06/10/2025 6:46 PM Longs SC US Arrived at Facility
06/10/2025 12:42 PM Loris SC US Shipper created a label, UPS has not received the package yet.

 

[PaulRVA]

When it gets there it will probably have a Hobo stick with a red bandana slung across the box and some steam tramp stickers too
USPS is terrible here as well.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

SP always gets orders out quickly. However, lately USPS has trucked them all over without reason delaying arrival. My expected packager thus far has gotten to Kansas City, then on to Wichita and is now headed back to KC.

When it gets there it will probably have a Hobo stick with a red bandana slung across the box and some steam tramp stickers too
USPS is terrible here as well.

Funny you should say that, I was just going to say USPS has always been very reliable here in the Northeast but I have noticed it's taking 1/2 days longer recently on packages CONUS..

 

[PaulRVA]

Funny you should say that, I was just going to say USPS has always been very reliable here in the Northeast but I have noticed it's taking 1/2 days longer recently on packages CONUS..

It’s gotten better here recently on a local level as they re-distributed routes/carriers and that has cleaned up the delays mostly.
However the main problem is the Regional Distribution Center here being fully automated . Richmond is actually ranked the worst in the country! Chicago isn’t doing any better based on this week’s tracking of an item.
I can get something from Italy to my door through DHL faster than an item from USPS 100 miles away.
To me that says a lot.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

It’s gotten better here recently on a local level as they re-distributed routes/carriers and that has cleaned up the delays mostly.
However the main problem is the Regional Distribution Center here being fully automated . Richmond is actually ranked the worst in the country! Chicago isn’t doing any better based on this week’s tracking of an item.
I can get something from Italy to my door through DHL faster than an item from USPS 100 miles away.
To me that says a lot.

Ya I don't know what the Italian use but it's speedy. I had orders from Al Pascia beat the ones from SP.com. Crazy.

 

[FLDRD]

I had some interesting "detours" provided to me for tracking a UPS shipment this very week. I can't say for sure that the actual packages wandered around the country - but the tracking notifications indicated they did. Not too much of a delay though.