People often have many queries related to “In Transit” in tracking status. It is important to note that “In Transit” is one of the tracking statuses which you see while tracking a package on usps.com. United States Postal Service allows users to track their mail items or packages through a service called USPS Tracking. There are many statuses of tracking and “In Transit” is one of them which is a point of confusion among people. Through this post, we are going to understand what does “In Transit” means and how the tracking process works.
Before jumping to the “In Transit” meaning, it is important to understand the mail delivery process of USPS. USPS first accepts the package and then the delivery process begins.
In-Transit Meaning:
As mentioned that IN-TRANSIT is one of the tracking statuses which you see while a package or mail item is on the way to the delivery. When you place your order, USPS starts processing it. If the package is on its way to the delivery, then we can say that your package is in transit to the destination.
You often see this status when a package is on the way to delivery after being processed. You may see this multiple times as a package is scanned multiple times.
It is also important to note that IN-TRANSIT is the third stage of the tracking process.
Different Statuses of Tracking
Read the information below to understand all the status of the tracking process.
PRE-SHIPMENT: This means that the postal service has received the information about your package, but the shipping process has not started yer.
ACCEPTED: You will see this status when USPS has accepted your package or shipment in person.
IN-TRANSIT: This means that the mail package or shipment is now on its way to the destination, or the item is currently in transit to the destination.
ALERT: ALERT is a status that appears on the progress bar when there is an issue in the process of the mail or package. This status shows that there seems to be a problem that is leading to the delay in the delivery of the shipment or the mail item. You may need to contact the customer service for more information.
Status Not Available: In such a case, you may have entered an incorrect tracking number. If you see this status then enter the tracking number again. If the status remains the same then you may contact the customer support.
DELIVERED: You will see this status when the shipment is delivered successfully. You will also see the first initial and the last name of the person who received the shipment if you chose signature confirmation (an add-on service) or used Priority Mail Express service.
So these are the different statuses you will see while tracking any shipment. Now, you will easily understand the meaning of any of these progress bars. If you have any questions, then you may leave a comment below. For more such useful information about the postal services, you need to keep checking this site.
