Google has one of the coolest features if you so any shopping online – Google Search by Number. If a shipping company has shipped your item and has a tracking number, most likely you can track it (without knowing the company’s website) by typing in the tracking number alone into google. If google knows about it, the result is the shipping company’s website with your tracking info. Very cool expecialy if you have packages being shipped by several courier companies. The original info can be found in this google blog article.

From the Google Search by Number page, here are some example of what you can search on:

    • UPS tracking numbers example search: "1Z9999W99999999999"
    • FedEx tracking numbers

    example search: "999999999999"
    • USPS tracking numbers example search: “9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 99″
    • Vehicle ID (VIN) numbers example search: “AAAAA999A9AA99999″
    • UPC codes example search: “073333531084″
    • Telephone area codes example search: “650″
    • Patent numbers example search: "patent 5123123"
    Remember to put the word "patent" before your patent number.
    • FAA airplane
    registration numbers    		 example search: "n199ua"
    An airplane’s FAA registration number is typically printed on its tail.
    • FCC equipment IDs example search: "fcc B4Z-34009-PIR"
    Remember to put the word "fcc" before the equipment ID.