yea, my latest book mailed went from central oregon to nevada, then suddenly it was in seattle on its way to arizona :-). of course the maps aren't the actual routes, but has been humorous to watch this one. at least it is facing in the right direction!!!!

Lol - the truck can be humerous, but have you ever watched the actual scans??  Some books sure take the scenic route!  I once had a book travel from one coast to the other before it landed here in the midwest...gee, maybe we wouldn't have so many postage rate increases if they conserved a little on the gas used in taking these books on a tour of the US : )

Can't you just hear that reverse gear whining on the interstate?

I have one in the Gulf of Mexico right now. Maybe it is checking on the PBS cruise route!

Well, there is the "estimated" route, which gets updated when an actual scan goes through.  My guess is the book was scanned in Texas today, which put it where it is--instead of where logic would think it was (if not the direction you'd expect).

Or it didn't want to drive through all the snow and cold! Mine that was in the Gulf on Mexico the other day is now somewhere in KS. Hope he hurries, I want that book!

I think that media mail gets routed first to a regional center where it is sorted and then sent on to its destination.  I have noticed that no matter where I am mailing to, it always gets scanned in Federal Way, WA first, which must be the regional center for the northwest (I'm in Oregon).  So if I was mailing to, say, CA, the little graphic truck would start heading south, then make a sharp detour north to Federal Way when it is scanned there.  Susan M, that's probably what happened with yours as well.  Apparently the truck graphic that represents the estimated route, as mentioned above, does not account for the regional media mail sorting centers, so you end up with some very interesting detours depicted on the routes!

I love that little truck ...lol