Computer system for routing package deliveries

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
• identify a first carrier-specific tracking number associated with a first carrier, wherein the first carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the first carrier in transporting a parcel through the first carrier's delivery network;
• identify a second carrier-specific tracking number associated with a second carrier, wherein the second carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the second carrier in transporting the parcel through the second carrier's delivery network;
• store the first carrier-specific tracking number in association with the second carrier-specific tracking number;
• and
• generate in response to determining that the parcel is designated for a delivery destination in a rural area a multi-carrier shipping label that is to be affixed to the exterior of the parcel and that comprises (a) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the first carrier-specific tracking number associated with the first carrier and (b) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the second carrier-specific tracking number associated with the second carrier.

A computer program product for generating a multi-carrier shipping label, the computer program product comprising:

• at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
• an executable portion configured to identify a first carrier-specific tracking number associated with a first carrier, wherein the first carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the first carrier in transporting a parcel through the first carrier's delivery network;
• an executable portion configured to identify a second carrier-specific tracking number associated with a second carrier, wherein the second carrier-specific tracking number is to be used by the second carrier in transporting the parcel through the second carrier's delivery network;
• an executable portion configured to store the first carrier-specific tracking number in association with the second carrier-specific tracking number;
• and
• an executable portion configured to generate in response to determining that the parcel is designated for a delivery destination in a rural area a multi-carrier shipping label that is to be affixed to the exterior of the parcel and that comprises both (a) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the first carrier-specific tracking number associated with the first carrier and (b) at least one of visible human-readable indicia or visible machine-readable indicia of the second carrier-specific tracking number associated with the second carrier.