Have an important package to send off? While United Parcel Service (UPS) is one of the country’s largest shipping companies, even they need to take a day off from time to time. Make sure you’re familiar with their hours and the UPS holiday schedule to ensure your packages arrive in time.
UPS Holiday Schedule 2019
Everyone needs a break for the holiday. The UPS holiday schedule for the rest of 2019 includes:
May 27th (Memorial Day)
July 4th (Independence Day)
September 2nd (Labor Day)
November 28 (Thanksgiving Day)
December 25th (Christmas Day)
January 1st, 2020 (New Year’s Day)
UPS does not deliver on any of the days above unless you have sent an emergency shipment by UPS Express Critical. Otherwise, deliveries resume the day after the holiday.
Consumers have asked about a number of other holidays and how shipping is impacted. Keep these in mind throughout this and every year:
Martin Luther King Jr, Day – no schedule changes.
Valentine’s Day (Feb 14th) – no schedule changes. The company also offers extra tips and advice to ensure your sweetheart’s package arrives on time.
Presidents Day – no schedule changes.
Mother’s Day – no schedule changes, but be mindful of the fact that Mother’s Day is always on a Sunday, so there are already limited delivery options and hours.
Columbus Day – no schedule changes.
Veterans Day – no schedule changes for UPS pickup and delivery, but some UPS stores may have altered hours.
Day After Thanksgiving – regular pickup and delivery continues as per the normal schedule, but UPS Freight and UPS Forwarding services are not available.
Christmas Eve – UPS delivers in all areas on Christmas Eve, but some services are limited or must be arranged for in advance. Pickup services are not available.
New Year’s Eve – The only packages delivered on New Year’s Eve are UPS Air and International Air.
UPS Regular Hours
The standard hours of operation for UPS vary from location to location. You can search the website for the location nearest you here. You’ll find there are a number of drop box locations, usually within local businesses. You can also do business with UPS in retail stores like Staples, at UPS Customer Service locations, and at The UPS Store.
UPS offers an easy-to-read schedule of holiday operations, for both major and minor days, on their website. You can check out the full 2019 schedule to see which services and stores are available.
UPS Shipping Options
UPS offers a wide variety of shipping services designed to meet residential consumer and business needs, domestic and international. Their global network is one of the most complex in the world, with integrated technology solutions designed to make sure customers can track their packages from door to door, no matter what services they’ve chosen.
UPS Domestic Shipping Options
- UPS Express Critical
- Coyote Truckload and Coyote Intermodal
- UPS Ground
- UPS Hundredweight Service
- UPS Next Day Air Early
- UPS Next Day Air Freight NGS and UPS Next Day Air Freight
- UPS Next Day Air, UPS Next Day Air Saver, and UPS 2nd Day Air AM
- UPS 2nd Day Air Freight and UPS 2nd Day Air Freight NGS
- UPS 2nd Day Air
- UPS 3 Day Freight NGS and UPS 3 Day Freight
- UPS Standard LTL
- UPS 3 Day Select
- UPS Ground with Freight Pricing
- UPS Air Freight Consolidated
- UPS Standard
UPS International Shipping Options
- UPS Express Critical – International
- UPS Worldwide Express Plus and UPS Worldwide Express Shipping
- UPS Worldwide Express Freight Midday
- UPS Air Freight Premium Direct
- UPS Freight LTL Transportation
- UPS Air Freight Direct
- UPS Worldwide Express Freight and UPS Worldwide Saver
- UPS Worldwide Express NA1
- UPS Worldwide Expedited Ground Freight and UPS Worldwide Expedited
- UPS Worldwide Expedited Air Freight
- UPS 3 Day Select from Canada
There are tons of options, whether your package needs to be there the next day or in a week. UPS caters to businesses of all types, too; even offering refrigerated shipping options for flowers, candies, and other edibles or products that require temperature control. They also offer a number of options for insuring packages, to protect you in case of an accident or loss while in transit. While UPS strives to get all packages from point A to point B, accidents can happen with any carrier.
Don’t forget, UPS offers a litany of services for consumers and business owners alike. You can use the website to track your packages (sometimes with a real-time map), make changes to your home delivery schedule, and work directly with representatives to better understand the inbound and outbound needs of your business.
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