Killzone Flashlights review for Route Protection and Tracking

Feb. 16, 2022

Historically, we have been a fan of Route shipping. Now, downgrading the review a neutral rating. They have helped replace many lost and stolen packages for our customers. However, recently they rubbed us the wrong way. During the pandemic, we were asked by our local PO to use the self-service kiosk to speed up the mainline as we only needed a scan since we handle packaging and postage at our facility. Knowing the SSK scan was recorded differently we reached out to Route for clarification as their website did not list the SSK type scan and they responded below. "We accept any tracking update regardless of where/how it was scanned. If there is an update to the tracking, we are happy to accept it as truth." https://help.route.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020320273-Why-is-my-order-stuck-in-transit-or-pre-shipment- After experiencing a lost package with a scan from the SSK they denied the claim and after further discussion with their support, they doubled down and would not cover the lost packages scanned using the SSK. They treat the SSK scan differently than a scan from the front desk. For the SSK to be covered they require an extra tracking update after the SSK scan for it to be covered if lost which is not the case if you scan a package at the front desk. They say they will update the website to clarify how the SSK scans are handled so future customers are aware of this. Time will tell if they do as they say they will. We do not recommend scanning packages at the SSK if you use Route as the SSK scans are held to a higher standard.