Dear Royal Customer,
The 2016-2017 Holidays are in full swing! Do you have your beans for the busy season yet?
To help plan ahead, our awesome outbound team has organized a list of important closure dates for our U.S. warehouses and most popular carriers for your immediate reference down below.
Royal’s office and warehouse will be open for a half day on Friday 12/23, closed on Monday 12/26/2016 and closed Monday 1/2/2017.
Here’s what we recommend in order to receive your delivery before Christmas:
· Customers with 3-5 day transit time should place orders by Wednesday, 12/14
· Customers with a 2 day transit time should place orders by Friday, 12/16
Here’s what we recommend in order to receive your delivery before New Year’s:
· Customers with 2-5 day transit time should place orders by Thursday, 12/22
Please keep in mind that transit times are estimates suggested by our team and may change depending on your location or unique needs.
Get your order in early to make sure you have coffee for the holiday (510) 652-4256!
Warehouse Closures
| Friday 12/23/16 | Monday 12/26/16 | Monday 1/2/17 | |
| Caffeinated Cargo | Closed | Closed | 12/30 & 1/2 Closed |
| Annex | Half Day | Closed | Closed |
| Continental Whse | Open | Closed | Closed |
| Dupuy | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| East Bay Logistics | Half Day | Closed | Closed |
| Royal | Half Day | Closed | Closed |
| The Green Room | Closed + Half Day on 12/22 | Closed | Closed |
Carrier Schedules
| Friday 12/23/16 | Monday 12/26/16 | Monday 1/2/17 | |
| ABF | Open | Closed | No Announcement |
| Best | Open | Closed | Closed |
| CH Robinson | Limited | Closed | Closed |
| DHX | Limited | Closed | Closed |
| Echo | Open | Closed | Closed |
| Estes | Open | Closed | Closed |
| Mtn. Valley | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Oak Harbor | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Old Dominion | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| R+L | Limited | Closed | Closed |
| Roadrunner | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| RPM | Limited | Closed | Closed |
| Saia | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Target | Open | Closed | Closed |
| Unishippers | Limited | Closed | Closed |
| UPS | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| USF Redd | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| XPO | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| YRC | Limited | Closed | Closed |

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