US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 6, 2025
October 6, 2025   Dave Lewis
	USPS SERVICE HOLDS STEADY    Another solid week for USPS service performance, beating YTD averages in every category.  The Central part of the country continues to struggle some, but with the first week of the Catalog Insights promotion... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 29, 2025
September 29, 2025   Dave Lewis
	USPS HAS A GREAT WEEK            We can’t say why, but service performance in every category we measure was far above the YTD averages.  This comes out of the blue after months of mediocre... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 22, 2025
September 22, 2025   Dave Lewis
	ONCE AGAIN, AN UNEVENTFUL WEEK        USPS service performance remains close to its YTD averages in most categories. First-Class flats once again came in with better-than-average performance, and delivery times for ... Continue Reading 🠢
2026 USPS Promotions – Sweeter than 2025?
September 17, 2025   Dave Lewis
	Details have been announced for the 2026 USPS Promotions. Many are similar to this year's, but with bigger incentives. Don’t want higher postage rates? Lower them yourself by participating in as many promotions as possible. All but one of last... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 15, 2025
September 15, 2025   Dave Lewis
	UNEVENTFUL WEEK        USPS service performance fell back close to its YTD averages in most categories. First-Class flats were the outlier with better than average performance based on a very small sample size.  Most... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 8, 2025
September 8, 2025   Dave Lewis
	THE LABOR DAY LIFT      The Postal Service gets an extra day to deliver on Labor Day, as with other Postal holidays, so they get a little lift in performance.  Same thing happened last year.  Last September's performance... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
September 2, 2025   Dave Lewis
	A TOUCH BETTER THAN THE 2025 YTD AVERAGE A low volume week headed into the fall mailing season.  All categories we measure were a tiny bit better than the 2025 YTD averages.  No real sore spots – the Central Area even held their own. ... Continue Reading 🠢
The Fascinating Travels of a Piece of Mail
August 25, 2025   Dave Lewis
	Well, I think it’s fascinating. When you track a lot of mail you start to see patterns in how mail travels and is delivered. Different classes and entry methods have their own patterns. When mail is delayed, these are the patterns we look for... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 25, 2025
August 25, 2025   Dave Lewis
	A LITTLE BETTER, A LITTLE WORSE, NOT MUCH CHANGE OVERALL – AND KEEP AN EYE ON FLATS Not a terribly exciting week, but it could be a harbinger of things to come this fall.  Letters were improved from the prior week in First-Class, and flat... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 18, 2025
August 19, 2025   Dave Lewis
	AS AVERAGE (FOR 2025) AS A WEEK CAN GET Last week’s mail performance was nearly identical to the YTD averages for 2025. Performance overall dropped after the July 13 rate change and regulation changes, and since then delivery performance... Continue Reading 🠢