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2015 Holiday Hours for FedEx, UPS, and PTC
To help you plan ahead during the busiest time of the year, we put together the holiday shipping schedule for UPS, FedEx, PTC, and Secureship.
by Sandy Ahluwalia
Dec 1, 2015
Key Points
- FedEx, UPS, and PTC have varying holiday schedules.
- Check specific dates for service availability and closures.
- Limited Secureship support during the holidays.
Holiday Hours for FedEx, UPS, and PTC
FedEx Schedule
UPS Schedule
PTC Schedule
Secureship Schedule
FedEx Canada Holiday Schedule
For holiday service hours of FedEx drop-off locations, pickup times will be subject to change without notice. This schedule applies to FedEx Express and FedEx Ground.
| Monday, December 21 |  Normal Service |
| Tuesday, December 22 | Normal Service |
| Wednesday, December 23 | Normal Service |
| Thursday, December 24 | Normal Service1,2 |
| Friday, December 25 |  Closed |
| Saturday, December 26 | Closed |
| Sunday, December 27 | Closed |
| Monday, December 28 | Closed |
| Tuesday, December 29 | Normal Service |
| Wednesday, December 30 | Normal Service |
| Thursday, December 31 | Normal Service1 |
| Friday, January 1 | Closed |
| Saturday, January 2 | Closed |
1 FedEx Express cut-off times will vary.
2 FedEx Ground will not offer pickup service.
UPS Canada Holiday Schedule
The delivery commit times for international and domestic UPS Express Plus®, UPS Express Early A.M., UPS Express, and UPS Express Saver® Shipments scheduled for delivery within Canada from December 19 to December 31 will be extended by 90 minutes.
| Monday, December 21 |  Normal Service |
| Tuesday, December 22 | Normal Service |
| Wednesday, December 23 | Normal Service |
| Thursday, December 24 | Normal Service1,2 |
| Friday, December 25 |  Closed |
| Saturday, December 26 | Closed |
| Sunday, December 27 | Closed |
| Monday, December 28 | Closed |
| Tuesday, December 29 | Normal Service |
| Wednesday, December 30 | Normal Service |
| Thursday, December 31 | Normal Service1,2 |
| Friday, January 1 | Closed |
| Saturday, January 2 | Closed |
1 UPS Express cut-off times will vary.
2 UPS Standard will not offer pickup service.
PTC Holiday Schedule
| Monday, December 21 |  Normal Service |
| Tuesday, December 22 | Normal Service |
| Wednesday, December 23 | Normal Service |
| Thursday, December 24 | Normal Service1 |
| Friday, December 25 |  Closed |
| Saturday, December 26 | Closed |
| Sunday, December 27 | Closed |
| Monday, December 28 | Closed |
| Tuesday, December 29 | Normal Service |
| Wednesday, December 30 | Normal Service |
| Thursday, December 31 | Normal Service1 |
| Friday, January 1 | Closed |
| Saturday, January 2 | Closed |
1 Open until noon.
Secureship Holiday Schedule
| Monday, December 21 |  Normal Service1 |
| Tuesday, December 22 | Normal Service1 |
| Wednesday, December 23 | Normal Service1 |
| Thursday, December 24 |  Closed |
| Friday, December 25 | Closed |
| Saturday, December 26 | Closed |
| Sunday, December 27 | Closed |
| Monday, December 28 | Closed |
| Tuesday, December 29 | Normal Service1 |
| Wednesday, December 30 | Normal Service1 |
| Thursday, December 31 | Closed |
| Friday, January 1 | Closed |
| Saturday, January 2 | Closed |
1 Limited email support will be provided. Phone support will not be available during this time.
About the author
For the last 18 years, Sandy Ahluwalia has been heavily involved in the shipping industry. He has helped businesses with all their shipping needs from light weight courier packages to 100,000 lbs freight requiring multi-mode transportation. In his spare time, he likes to eat, read, play squash, visit friends, travel, and simply enjoy life.
About Secureship
Secureship® offers an online service that helps businesses and organizations ship more efficiently and affordably.
Providing instant price shopping across multiple carriers, Secureship is the best choice for reduced rate shipping. In addition, Secureship offers benefits such as a consolidated shipping system regardless of the carrier you choose, built-in address book, convenient invoicing and shipment management.
Visit our shipping estimate tool to see how much you can reduce your shipping expenses.
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