US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MARCH 24, 2025
March 24, 2025   Dave Lewis
	ANOTHER WEEK IN 2025 Averages for the week were nearly identical to the 2025 YTD numbers.  Nothing exceptional to report.  It could be worse, I suppose, but it certainly could be better.  Spring is generally a time for bad service performance.... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MARCH 17, 2025
March 17, 2025   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS FLATS ARE THE STARS OF THE WEEK. First-Class flats?! Yes, First-Class flats were the stars of the Postal Service last week, with more than 85% delivered on time and only 3.03 days in transit. This was based on a decent sized sample delivering... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MARCH 10, 2025
March 10, 2025   Dave Lewis
	SERVICE STAYS FLAT IN A NOT-GOOD BUT NORMAL PLACE. This is just how long mail takes in 2025.  Service has stayed generally flat for the last few weeks, and just a touch worse than last year.  The biggest difference is in how much First-Class... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT - MARCH 3, 2025
March 3, 2025   Dave Lewis
	ON-TIME DELVERY DROPS IN EVERY CATEGORY Last week mail took more time to deliver in each category we measure.  First class letters took on average 4.31 days to deliver (average for the week prior 3.46 days) and only 68.4% delivered on time.... Continue Reading 🠢
PRIVATIZE THE POSTAL SERVICE? WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?
February 26, 2025   Dave Lewis
	There have been rumors for years about the threat of privatizing the Postal Service. Now we have a President who has stated on more than one occasion that he thinks it would be a good idea. Whether he really has the authority to do it, and whether he... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 24, 2025
February 24, 2025   Dave Lewis
	SERVICE MODERATES, A BIT, ON A HOLIDAY WEEK. After a couple of truly awful weeks, service looked better, if not great, last week.  The Monday holiday tends to give the week a boost, as we do not count that day – we only count postal days. Once... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 17, 2025
February 17, 2025   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE GETS, UNIMAGINABLY, WORSE. MARKETING MAIL A TOUCH BETTER. On-time delivery became worse for First-Class letters, with 70.9% on time. First-Class flats were on time 33.7% of the time. Letters were more than 5 days late 11.87% of... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 10, 2025
February 10, 2025   Dave Lewis
	THE WORST WEEK WE EVER MEASURED FOR FIRST-CLASS LETTERS Just a terrible week for First-Class letters. Only 72.5% were delivered on time – we’ve seen worse, but that is bad. More troubling was the fact that 14.7% of First-Class letters were... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 3, 2025
February 3, 2025   Dave Lewis
	BAD WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTH TAKES ITS TOLL Another rough week for First-Class mail, particularly across the south.  We’ll chalk it up to bad weather.  Kentucky and Georgia stood out, with Kansas and Missouri somehow in the mix.  On-time... Continue Reading 🠢
Tracking Inbound Mail – The Highest Value Mail
January 28, 2025   Dave Lewis
	When you send out 100,000 pieces of mail you naturally want to track it. It’s a big investment, and outbound tracking gives you better control over the entire process.  But what about the responses generated by that mail? The return on the... Continue Reading 🠢