R+L Carriers Tracking. Free & Online.

R+L Carriers describes itself as family-owned and operated, and its history page says the business began with a single truck hauling furniture. It now says it serves all 50 US states plus Canada, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and many Caribbean islands, and its glossary puts less-than-truckload (LTL) freight under 10,000 lbs.

This page reads the public Shipment Tracing page, which takes a PRO number or a Pickup Request ID. Tracing by other reference numbers is kept for users signed in to MyRLC, and TrackParcel offers neither that nor pickup request lookups.

The freight glossary defines the PRO number as the number used to identify a freight bill, the bill that describes the freight and names the shipper, consignee, point of origin, weight and charges. Its tracing form lists the Pickup Request ID as a separate search type from the PRO.

Before a lookup, the search box strips spaces, hyphens, dots, slashes and labels such as “Tracking No.”; provided the remainder is no longer than 50 letters and digits, it then goes to R+L as a PRO, with no carrier-specific shape check. A “PRO” or “PRO#” label stays glued to the digits, so type the digits only. Auto-Detect suggests R+L for two letters and then seven digits, but never for nine digits, so choose R+L Carriers by hand for those.

TrackParcel lists each history row's date, time and status wording, newest first, with the time as printed: rows name no time zone, so none is added. The headline status is the carrier's current status when it gives one, otherwise the newest row. Of the shipment details R+L returns, the weight is shown but not the piece count.

Origin and destination are the shipper's and consignee's city, state and ZIP code from the billing details. The glossary calls the service center that receives freight from the shipper the point of origin. The shipment is Picked Up in the origin city, arrives at the origin terminal, and then moves in linehaul steps written as “Departed CITY in route to CITY” and “Arrived at CITY”.

Once the PRO reaches R+L, TrackParcel treats two answers as no record: an empty shipment list, and wording that no shipment or tracking data exists or that the PRO format is invalid, even on a page-not-found reply. A refusal, a server error, a page-not-found reply without that wording or a page without the shipment list is shown as the carrier being unavailable, so trying again later can help.

Every number TrackParcel sends to R+L goes as a PRO. When a PRO you have double-checked keeps coming back as not found, have the shipper confirm it, then contact R+L.

R+L publishes a Service Delay map of areas where service may be disrupted by disasters, inclement weather or scheduled special events. Entering a ZIP code there shows whether specific cities are affected, which is worth checking when a trace stops moving.

R+L Cares is the carrier's form for outstanding issues, questions or feedback; it asks for the PRO, and the page says enquiries go directly to its executive leadership. For loss or damage, the site links its Cargo Claims pages and a Statement of Claim form for property damage. Have the PRO and the bill of lading ready.