US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 13, 2023
November 13, 2023   Dave Lewis
	USPS REACHES NEW DEPTHS AND BREADTHS OF “LATE” ON FIRST-CLASS MAIL What can one say about only delivering 85.6% of First-Class letters on time, or only 69% of First-Class flats on time?   Well, one could say that “at least... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 30, 2023
November 6, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS MAIL HAS ITS WORST WEEK SINCE WE’VE BEEN MEASURING.  79.3% of First-Class letters delivered on time.  24.3% of First-Class flats delivered on time.  Average delivery time for a First-Class letter: 3.60 days. ... Continue Reading 🠢
MTAC Update for the Rest of Us
October 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
	The Postmaster General’s Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meets four times a year at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC.  (Sometimes referred to as the “Pink Palace.”)  It is a meeting of representatives... Continue Reading 🠢
Understanding the USPS Growth Incentive Program
October 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
	A 30% discount on some of my mail?  Yes, please! As with most things Postal, this new incentive program for 2024 mail growth is not simple.  Here are the basics: If you increase your mail volume in either First-Class Mail or Marketing... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 30, 2023
October 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
	B00!  OCTOBER ENDS UP WITH SOME TRICKS AND SOME TREATS. The Postal Service stumbled through October, a busy month, with middling performance when you round it all out.  First-Class letters had a lousy week to wrap up a lousy October. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 23, 2023
October 23, 2023   Dave Lewis
	ANOTHER WEEK MUCH WORSE THAN USPS CLAIMS I want to start by saying that the wheels are not coming off the bus.  Yes, performance was worse in three of the four categories we measure.  First-Class flats indeed had a better week than the previous... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 9, 2023
October 9, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS BLUES First-Class letters had another weak week if I may use a synonym here.  Less than 84% delivered on time, with average delivery days nearly a half day slower than the YTD average.  First-Class flats continued in their mediocre... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 2, 2023
October 2, 2023   Dave Lewis
	A CONTINUED DOWN-TREND Performance continued to drop in all measured categories except for First-Class letters, in terms of both on-time performance and days-in-delivery.  First-Class letters were still bad with only 87.6% delivered on time, but... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
September 25, 2023   Dave Lewis
	NOT A GREAT WEEK. I couldn’t come up with any good adjectives, so that’s it.  “Not a great week.”  Each week I look at how we did, in the four categories we measure, against the prior week and against the year-to-date... Continue Reading 🠢
The Big Picture – Is Mail Getting Faster? Slower? Yes.
September 21, 2023   Dave Lewis
	When you are looking at USPS service performance a week at the time it can be hard to detect trends.  You really need to step back and look at larger time spans to get some definition.  SnailWorks began measuring aggregate data in May 2021,... Continue Reading 🠢