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The service became quickly popular: for UPS the number of packages tracked on the web increased from 600 a day in 1995 [9] to 3.3 million a day in 1999. [10] On-line package tracking became available for all major carrier companies, and was improved by the emergence of websites that offered consolidated tracking for different mail carriers. [11]
The tracking number may come from the USPS, UPS, or another carrier; how scammers access the numbers is unclear, but that's a problem for the carriers to address.
It is a unique ID number or code assigned to a package or parcel. The tracking number is typically printed on the shipping label as a bar code that can be scanned by anyone with a bar code reader or smartphone. In the United States, some of the carriers using tracking numbers include UPS, [1] FedEx, [2] and the United States Postal Service. [3]
The tracking number format is AAABBNNNNN, where AAA is the airport's IATA code, BB is the airline's IATA code and NNNNN is a 5-digit tracking number.For example, the tracking number PHLDL19676 is from Philadelphia International Airport, flew on Delta Air Lines, and has the tracking number of 19676.
It is often used for scanning of intermodal freight shipping containers. In the US, it is spearheaded by the Department of Homeland Security and its Container Security Initiative (CSI) trying to achieve one hundred percent cargo scanning by 2012 [ 1 ] as required by the US Congress and recommended by the 9/11 Commission .
The following is a list of further freight container related ISO specifications, where not all have an article assigned yet (you can help improve Wikipedia and start one): ISO 668 - Freight containers - Classification, dimensions and ratings; ISO 830 - Freight containers - Terminology; ISO 1161 - Freight containers - Corner fittings - Specification
The freight is then loaded into trailers and transferred to the destination service center providing service to the delivery area. From the destination service center, the freight is delivered to the customer. Typically, LTL shipments weigh between 150 and 25,000 pounds. In 2008, Con-way Freight’s average weight per shipment was 1,190 pounds.
The Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC) is an 18-digit number used to identify logistics units. In order to automate the reading process, the SSCC is often encoded in a barcode, generally GS1-128, and can also be encoded in an RFID tag. It is used in electronic commerce transactions.