Are you frustrated by the status message “Delivery status not updated” on USPS? Read this guide to get your package quicker. Find here the meaning for USPS delivery status not updated.
USPS (The United States Postal Service) is the national courier / postal service of the United States. In this article, we are going to see a strange status message which causes confusion among the people. You can read here about what triggers the message, reasons, and when you can receive your package from the USPS.
USPS Delivery status not updated
What Will I Learn?
Why does the message ‘USPS Delivery status not updated’ appears while tracking the shipment on USPS?
- There are a few reasons responsible for the occurrence of this message in the tracking page. You can see them all below in the list.
- This automated message appears if your shipment is ‘out for delivery’ but it isn’t scanned after that for 14 hours.
- This is only an automated message set up by USPS to trigger after 14 hours.
So what really happens to your package?
- The delivery guy may have hit the end of his shift and packed your parcel for tomorrow’s delivery (or next working day).
- The driver/delivery guy may have forgotten that your parcel is on the van and he might have driven it back to the USPS office.
- The delivery van is repaired, met with an accident, tire punctured, engine ceased.
- The driver is ill or is on a leave.
What steps can you take from your side?
At this moment, you don’t have any control over the situation or speed up the delivery process. But you can contact the USPS customer care
and ask them about the status of your package. They will be happy to help you.
So when will USPS deliver your package?
There will be at least 1-day delay to deliver your package but it might also take around 3 days to deliver your package, doesn’t include USPS non-working days.
On the USPS tracking webpage, the status of the shipment will be again changed to ‘out for delivery’ and you will receive it soon after that.
So that’s it, I hope now you are clear about why this strange message appears. If you want to know anything more about this topic then please make sure you comment below. We will get in touch with you shortly.
Best Practices
Always write your phone number and the name of a landmark near you with your residential address. Try to be at your home on the delivery date or have someone for you to pick it up.
