Another UPS screw up

[Wduaqnug]

Status: In Transit
Scheduled Delivery: Jun 19, 2003

Shipped to: BROOKLYN, NY, US
Shipped or Billed on: Jun 16, 2003




Service Type: 3 DAY SELECT
Weight: 1.00 Lb





Package Progress:


Date Time Location Activity

Jun 18, 2003 9:45 A.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA, US ARRIVAL SCAN
1:54 A.M. NEWARK, NJ, US DEPARTURE SCAN
Jun 17, 2003 7:23 P.M. NEWARK, NJ, US ARRIVAL SCAN
3:04 P.M. DALLAS/FT. WORTH A/P, TX, US DEPARTURE SCAN
5:29 A.M. DALLAS/FT. WORTH A/P, TX, US ARRIVAL SCAN
4:49 A.M. MESQUITE, TX, US DEPARTURE SCAN
1:27 A.M. MESQUITE, TX, US ORIGIN SCAN
Jun 16, 2003 1:30 P.M. US BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

Tracking results provided by UPS: Jun 18, 2003 10:16 P.M. Eastern Time (USA)

it was in newark which is less than 45minutes from me but they send it to Philly which is is like 3hours away

 

Same reason IP packets get routed different ways.
Traffic, etc.

 

[crypticlogin]

If this was a ground package, yeah it'd be strange. But UPS and FedEx air services all go through certain "air" hubs before being routed to the local ones. In this case, it arrives by air at Newark before being processed at Philadelphia, then it'll head on over to you in New York. Just look at any of your air shipments and I'll bet all or almost all of them do the same thing (or through one of them over in Connecticut).