GEORGIA ON MY MIND – THE PROBLEM THE POSTAL SERVICE CAN’T SEEM TO FIX
After a few promising weeks of progress, service performance sagged again – not to its worst performance levels, but well below where it should be. And, standing out like a sore thumb, Georgia is what is dragging averages down. If you – and your customers – don’t live near Atlanta, service was mediocre, which we can live with. I imagine Atlantans would be delighted with mediocre. The fear is what will happen as the Postal Service continues its network “modernization” plans to other areas? The Atlanta area problems have been going on for months now, with no resolution in sight. Will these trouble spots continue to pop up as the Postal Service continues network changes?
Across the country, 82.5% of First-Class letters were delivered on time last week, and 45.7% of First-Class flats. 95% of Marketing Mail letters, and 92.5% of Marketing Mail flats were delivered on time. All the figures were down from the prior week.
So much for our improving trend. This kind of highlights why you should track your mail – service is very uneven. In a lot of places, it’s pretty much same as it ever was, but where it’s bad…. look out. USPS recently announced that they will be launching eight (8) new S&DCs around the nation on June 1:
- Boston, MA; Kilmer, NJ;
- Ft Lauderdale, FL; Phoenix Rio Salado, AZ;
- Kalamazoo, MI; Springfield, MA;
- Lakeland, FL; Stockton Airport, CA;
Gird your loins!