subject: How Does Parcel Tracking Work? [print this page] How Does Parcel Tracking Work? How Does Parcel Tracking Work?
Sending parcels may have been a hit and miss process in many people's eyes in the past but these days we are actually quite spoiled when it comes to sending a parcel. This is because almost all services including the postal service have improved their service and made themselves more open about where your parcel is and when it has been delivered. There are many ways these companies have been able to achieve this and have helped many people when sending something important or expensive.
There are some services that now allow you to see when the parcel has been delivered, even the postal service offers this on most of their tracked deliveries, and it shows a time and date and often a digital scan of the signature of whoever had received the parcel. This helps set parcel senders' minds at ease as they have been able to see their delivery has completed successfully and in the cases where some dishonest receivers have claimed the parcel hasn't arrived means the sender has at least one form of proof that the parcel has arrived safely.
But for the parcel receiver this information doesn't really help, especially when they have questions over where their parcel is and when it should arrive. Courier services have addressed these questions with new tracking facilities where you can not only find out when the parcel has been delivered but also see where it is at any point during the delivery process.
This tracking system is done by scanning the parcel's label at key points during the delivery process and this information updating a database that the parcel sender, receiver and the courier themselves can check to see where the parcel is and address any problems if the parcel has gone missing along the way as they can check the parcel's last known whereabouts.
Many parcel senders are choosing these services as it absolves them of any negative feedback from the parcel receiver since they can prove they have sent the parcel on time and that the receiver can chase up where the parcel is by contacting the courier. Couriers have therefore become a top choice when people need to send a parcel and are chosen for most deliveries involving expensive or sentimental items these days.
With many couriers such as Fed Ex Tracking and DHL tracking you can find where your parcels are wherever they may be in the world and get real time updates as to whether it has been delivered on time or been delayed.
