Does USPS displays the message “In Transit, Delayed – the package is delayed and will not be delivered by the expected delivery date”? Here you can learn how to fix it.
USPS is one of the major US couriers company along with FedEx, UPS, Aramex, TNT, EMS. They also provide better service than the rest of the couriers. But sometimes mistakes can happen and there might be a delay.
What Will I Learn?
Meaning of “In Transit, Delayed – the package is delayed and will not be delivered by the expected delivery date. USPS”
USPS In Transit, Delayed: the package is delayed and will not be delivered
If you are seeing this status message in the USPS then your shipment is delayed due to one of the various reasons. There will be a delay of one day to five days. Below are some of the common reasons for the delay in the shipment.
The package is delayed and will not be delivered by the expected delivery date. An updated delivery date will be provided when available. The item is currently in transit to the next facility or to the destination.
- Failed to scan your package: This is an automatic system generated message which appears if the package is not scanned for a certain period of time. Which is around 12 hours.
- The worst and extreme weather condition: heavy snow, hurricanes, fog, flood, thunderstorms, storms or floods. This prevents distribution.
- Your package has arrived, but the next courier van for your route has already left the place.
- Your package will be packed on a new USPS delivery van and will be provided at your home with some delay.
- The driver is in trouble (or) in leave: The USPS driver is ill. Infected by Nausea, fever, stomach upset or other diseases.
- The delivery vehicle involved in an accident: truck accident, machine failure, flat tire or fuel leakage.
- The driver has made some mistakes or lazy: Sometimes the driver can drive slowly at the end of the transition (or) he can move to the wrong place (or) the package can be at the wrong truck. Sometimes he misses the next truck. This happens when millions of shippings are handled every day.
- Unusual events: airport closed, damaged railway, air accident etc.
- Serious hazards: a recent ban on goods or persons due to war, political instability in the region or municipality.
- Infectious disease: a pandemic, an explosion of Ebola, an explosion of zombies (kidding).
- At the moment they do not have a driver to ship to you.
- There is less space in the USPS truck for packages: The packages meant to be distributed today (or) the packages which are already delayed gets the higher priority than the other packages.
- It means everything that blocks USPS from their work, basically all events that prevent USPS from delivering your packages.
Solution
There is no way to speed up the USPS shipping process from your side. The only thing that you can do is, call the USPS customer care number for your region
and ask them when they can deliver the parcel to you (or) whether you can just pick it from the USPS office.
If you have any more doubts about your USPS shipment them you can also ask your queries below in the comment form. We will try to help you as soon as possible.
Good Practises
You should always add a famous landmark and your personal contact number at the end of your address. So it will be easier to find you. Also, make sure your mobile phone will be switched ON and working.