Hey guys -

My R2C shipped out of Illinois on Monday and UPS claims that they have no way to tell where it is between there and Texas...and that it is delayed due to inclement weather.

Not to be insensitive to that, but I have checked the weather there since Monday and there has been little to no precip and there's no reason to believe the driver would be stuck somewhere.

Does anyone live in between Illinois and Texas and have reason to believe else wise? Also, anyone have any secrets on how to get them to reach out to the driver to find out where it is? I have a 3 day weekend and will be super bummed if it doesn't get here by Friday.

 

If you look on some weather forecasts, there's a storm cell moving across that entire area. My guess is that if it hasn't left the facility, it's still there. Otherwise, it's on a truck that's been grounded until weather passes.

 

What? UPS can't control the weather?!? That's unacceptable. SMH...

 

Are you for real? This has to be a joke, right?

 

Wow...just...wow man. UPS doesn't have snow plows on the front of their truck! Unacceptable!

 

eeeeasy on me guys...The package departed the area on Monday morning...there's absolutely zero indication on whether the package is 10 miles outside of Illinois, or within 10 miles of its final destination in TX. The weather is not a factor in those places...ATL and farther east are the one's getting an ice storm.

I was just hoping that there was a 1% chance that someone here had worked for UPS before

 

My package from the retrofit source has been delayed as well... Hopefully the storm passes soon

 

I'm just screwing with you. I've shipped and received several packages without ever getting confirmation from UPS, USPS, Fed Ex etc. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Personally I've bought and sold hundreds of times and tracking is hardly ever consistent. I bought my springs Monday and have no idea where they are. They'll get here eventually I just gotta be patient.

 

Clearly you are thoroughly ignorant of logistics. I'm going to help you out just a bit.
What's happening with the weather directly between Illinois and Texas is only a small part if the equation. You need people and equipment to move freight. What if the truck scheduled to haul your package was coming from Atlanta to Illinois to load? What if the driver for the truck handling your packages is stuck in the side of the highway somewhere trying to get there? There are thousands of moving parts in getting a load from A to B. Large scale inclement weather anywhere can screw it all up. There is no way in hell that you trying to contact the driver it is will help at all. I can just imagine UPS giving out his cell phone number to every impatient person waiting on their packages to pester the crap out if him every 3 miles along the way as he tries to drive cross country safely. What could go wrong?

 

Why dont you just be patient...its not that serious

 

Thank you Betty, I get it. I'm just Mr. Instant Gratification...guess it comes with me being in sales. You'll know when I receive it...

 

Lol. I understand man. I'm on the other side of the equation. I have been in transportation for some time. I've always worked specifically in safety but for the last 3 months I'm also the feet manager for the company where I work. I constantly hear our salesmen always pestering the drivers, forklift operators, or dispatcher/operations manager about when their order will get to the customer. My standard answer is that it'll be there when it gets there and not before. A flat tire. A mechanical failure. A sick or injured driver. Unavoidable traffic delays. Problems with the product being shipped. There are so many things that can cause a delay. Getting bugged by the customer or salesman has never once gotten it there any faster and generally just pisses all of them off and demotivates them to try to get it there faster.

Patience grasshopper.

 

You have to be patient on the computer whenever u track it is usually ahead of where it really is.You have to take into account the inclement weather if u really want to get it before the weekend I suggest u call up the ups center that does your area and see if u can either pick up or meet the driver on route. Best of luck.

 

I live in SW Florida and sent a motorcycle wheel to be chromed to California Friday the 7th. It showed up today the 13th per schedule. I've been tracking it on the UPS site. I have no complaints as long as it gets back to me.


I do think they are getting expensive. It was $75 one way and that was the cheapest since I went with ground transportation.
Tom

 

You think waiting for a package is hard? How would you feel if you saw this in the driveway


That's my G in there
RWD+H&R drop+All season tires= not getting out the drive with anything over an inch of snow