Thinking the next time I see my skydiving rig would be in a few weeks – all nice and repaired I forgot about it after leaving at the Swansea Staples store. It turns out it is not going to be that straightforward. At least not for the moment. As I sent it through a specialised courier service I am able to track it and it seems to be stuck in Wilmington Airpark in Ohio, USA for a week today. I have reported the problem to DHL and I have received a reply today that everything is OK on their side but it might be held up in customs.
I just hope its not because I forgot to enclose the service repair form. This is the current report from the DHL tracker:
| Date | Time | Location Service Area | Checkpoint Details |
| 17.11.08 | 16:52:00 | Bristol – UK | Shipment picked up |
| 17.11.08 | 18:18:00 | Bristol – UK | Departing origin |
| 17.11.08 | 19:07:00 | Bristol – UK | Departed from DHL facility in Bristol – UK |
| 17.11.08 | 21:36:00 | East Midlands – UK | Arrived at DHL facility in East Midlands – UK |
| 18.11.08 | 22:49:00 | East Midlands – UK | Departed from DHL facility in East Midlands – UK |
| 19.11.08 | 02:31:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Arrived at DHL facility in DHL Wilmington Airpark – USA |
| 19.11.08 | 03:34:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Clearance delay |
| 19.11.08 | 04:22:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Shipment on hold |
| 20.11.08 | 03:57:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Clearance delay |
| 20.11.08 | 04:28:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Shipment on hold |
| 21.11.08 | 04:37:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Clearance delay |
| 21.11.08 | 04:43:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Shipment on hold |
| 22.11.08 | 03:38:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Clearance delay |
| 22.11.08 | 03:53:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Shipment on hold |
| 23.11.08 | 12:08:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Clearance delay |
| 23.11.08 | 12:26:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Shipment on hold |
| 25.11.08 | 04:30:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Clearance delay |
| 25.11.08 | 04:57:00 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Shipment on hold |
UPDATE (28-Nov-2008)
I have just checked te DHL tracking page and it says that my container should have arrived. However if you look closer it does look realy strange:
| November 28, 2008 | 05:27 | DHL Wilmington Airpark, OH – USA | Departed from DHL facility in DHL Wilmington Airpark – USA | |||
| November 28, 2008 | 05:59 | Orlando, FL – USA | Arrived at DHL facility in Orlando – USA |
If this records actual time it left Wilmington and arrived in Orlando – how could it have taken 32 minutes when the distance is 1080 kilometres. That is some speed 2025 km/h. Well, of course, I don’t think thi sis wat happened. Any thoughts?
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3 JoAnne Trombley // May 22, 2009 at 15:45
I’m trying to track down a package that I believe you have on hold. te tracking # is 1713753171,What do I need to do.
4 Martin McDowell // May 23, 2009 at 07:46
Call DHL and pesture them till your heart’s content. They do seem to be very slow there.
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