Happy New Year! It’s 2023 and we are looking forward to another great year of serving and shipping 5Gstore products to our customers. Although 2022 had its fair share of shipping struggles (mainly the price of gas), our primary shipper, FedEx, was able to keep the packages moving and even enabled a few new advances.
One of those advances is PPOD, or Picture Proof of Delivery. This has rolled out in many areas within the country and will continue to do so throughout the year. Essentially, FedEx is taking pictures at the time of drop off so that any home delivery without a required signature will have visual proof of the delivery. It’s the goal to have this for all deliveries, business or residential, that do not have a regular pick up or drop off schedule.
Another exciting change, which kicked off in 2022, is that FedEx has set a goal of having a completely electrical vehicle deployment by 2040. Last year the company was able to start this journey in California. The result was putting over 100 vehicles on the road. Not only is this good for the environment, but the goal is to cut down the customer cost of fuel and the surcharges that come along with shipping currently. This is a definite win/win.
Although shipping seems to be a 365 day a year event, the fine workers at shipping companies need their holidays too. Below is the 2023 Holiday Shipping Schedule.
- 4/8 and 4/9- Easter Weekend
- 5/27, 5/28, and 5/29 (Monday)- Memorial Day Weekend
- 7/1 and 7/2- 4th of July Weekend
- 7/4 (Tuesday)- 4th of July Day
- 9/2, 9/3, and 9/4 (Monday)- Labor Day Weekend
- 11/11- Veterans Day
- 11/23 (Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
- 11/25 and 11/26- Thanksgiving Weekend
- 12/16 and 12/17- Observed Holiday
- 12/23, 12/24, and 12/25 (Monday)- Christmas Weekend and Day
- 12/30, 12/31, and 1/1/24 (Monday)- New Years Weekend and Day.
When shipping around the holidays be aware that Ground Services are occasionally closed. Planning ahead can make a big difference. Many businesses who rely on shipping, will follow this when deciding what day to observe holidays for themselves.
If you have any questions about shipping or when your order may arrive, please contact our team via phone, email, or chat!
