UPS Delayed Packages and a Fake Train Derailment?
One commenter on a post I wrote a few weeks ago had this to say when they received information that a package due to arrive today was delayed due to a train derailment in Vernon, Ca.
“This is all BS, I just got notice that my package due to arrive on 3-19-08 has been rescheduled due to a derailment in Vernon, CA also, how many derailments could there be, this is a ploy to excuse UPS of their wrong doings and screw ups….no doubht.”
Certainly this couldn’t be the same train derailment from March 6th that delayed my package, could it? http://johndball.blaize.net/2008/03/06/worse-case-scenario-the-train-derails-but-thats-unlikely/
Can anybody find any news article about these mysterious train derailments, or is UPS just covering for their ineptness to deliver packages on time?
03/19/2008 6:00 P.M. TRAIN DERAILMENT
me too
J said this on March 20th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
mine says 3/19/2008 San Pueblo, CA TRAIN DERAILMENT
MG said this on March 21st, 2008 at 12:13 am
Same here
BColombo said this on March 21st, 2008 at 2:41 am
Same here
DC2 said this on April 5th, 2008 at 3:28 am
this is the tracking information i got this morning!
SHREWSBURY,
MA, US 04/05/2008 1:33 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
SHREWSBURY,
MA, US 04/04/2008 2:20 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
SHREWSBURY,
MA, US 04/03/2008 12:00 P.M. LATE TRAIN
04/03/2008 12:00 P.M. LATE TRAIN
04/03/2008 12:00 P.M. TRAIN DERAILMENT
PALATINE,
IL, US 04/01/2008 11:19 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
04/01/2008 8:00 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
US 04/01/2008 6:29 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
did a train really derail? or is that just ups “code” for your package is gonna be late due to driver larry’s 4 years old daughter’s ballet recital?
josh said this on April 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
CHELMSFORD,
MA, US 04/05/2008 3:41 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
CHELMSFORD,
MA, US 04/03/2008 6:00 P.M. LATE TRAIN
04/03/2008 6:00 P.M. LATE TRAIN
04/03/2008 6:00 P.M. TRAIN DERAILMENT
HODGKINS,
IL, US 04/02/2008 3:29 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
04/02/2008 12:17 A.M. ORIGIN SCAN
US 04/02/2008 8:51 A.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
hmm same damn train?
Harrie said this on April 6th, 2008 at 7:34 am
Package Progress
Location Date Local Time Description
SECAUCUS,
NJ, US 04/04/2008 11:51 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
04/04/2008 1:38 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
SECAUCUS,
NJ, US 04/03/2008 4:00 P.M. LATE TRAIN
04/03/2008 4:00 P.M. LATE TRAIN
04/03/2008 4:00 P.M. TRAIN DERAILMENT
EARTH CITY,
MO, US 04/01/2008 9:16 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
04/01/2008 3:01 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
LITTLE ROCK,
AR, US 04/01/2008 7:21 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
LITTLE ROCK,
AR, US 03/31/2008 11:25 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
JONESBORO,
AR, US 03/31/2008 8:49 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
03/31/2008 8:03 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
03/31/2008 4:05 P.M. PICKUP SCAN
US 03/29/2008 10:35 A.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
Tracking results provided by UPS: 04/06/2008 11:14 A.M. ET
dave k said this on April 6th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
I got the same message when I tracked my package that left Houston TX. My package was to be delived on 4/4/2008.
Jerry said this on April 7th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Like many of you, when I saw the UPS train derailment notice, I think of all the UPS packages that were probably damaged or destroyed during this accident. Apparently there was a train derailment on April 3rd. But it was not the UPS train with all the packages on it. A coal train derailed, causing the rails in that area to be shut down affecting all trains using that railway. So while indeed there was a train derailment affecting the on-time UPS deliveries, as UPS claims, what they don’t tell you is that is was not their train. So this “train derailment” was nothing more then a traffic jam as far as UPS is concerned. Leave it to UPS to make it sound worse then it really is.
Troy said this on April 7th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
UPS is at it again and has stated that a Train Derailment near Atlanta is at fault for delayed packages. How many times will they go to this excuse before people switch everything to Fed X?
John said this on June 26th, 2008 at 12:42 am