US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT APRIL 8, 2024
April 8, 2024   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE, DRAGGED DOWN BY ATLANTA AREA First-Class delivery times remain dismal, with Atlanta GA area facilities dragging down averages.  Nationally, only 69.2% of First-Class letters were delivered on time, with... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT APRIL 1, 2024
April 1, 2024   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE MAKES SOME RECOVERY.  ATLANTA AREA PROBLEMS CONTINUE. First-Class letter service returned to YTD average, which is not great, but better than last week.  Service averages are brought down by a continuing bottleneck in... Continue Reading 🠢
Tracking Flats – How’s USPS Doing with that Lately?
March 29, 2024   Dave Lewis
	Since the earliest days of mail tracking, back when cavemen chiseled postnet barcodes onto the walls of their caves, tracking flats has been a challenge.  Letters track great – generally – but flats…not so much. Are they as difficult... Continue Reading 🠢
Is Postage Too High? Well, Yeah, But…
March 29, 2024   Dave Lewis
	It doesn’t take great industry insight to know that postage is going up and has been for quite a while.   When our current Postmaster General took the reins of the Postal Service in 2020, he shared his belief that postage prices had been... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MARCH 25, 2024
March 25, 2024   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE WORSE, LEAD BY ATLANTA AREA PROBLEMS. Just not a pretty picture.  A lot of trouble spots around the country yielded some of the worst average delivery performance of the year. Only 68.9% of First-Class letters were delivered... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MARCH 18, 2024
March 19, 2024   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE.  ATLANTA GRINDS TO A HALT. On-time performance slipped a little further last week with just 76.6% of First-Class letters delivered on time.  6.16% were delivered more than five days late. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MARCH 11, 2024
March 11, 2024   Dave Lewis
	NOPE, IT WASN’T A TREND.  FIRST-CLASS SERVICE BACK TO WHAT IS BECOMING NORMAL. First-Class Mail service performed poorly again last week, with only 78.1% of First-Class letters delivered on time.  5.78% were delivered more than five... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MARCH 4, 2024
March 4, 2024   Dave Lewis
	COULD THIS BE A TREND? FIRST-CLASS SERVICE IMPROVES TWO WEEKS IN A ROW It’s nothing to write home about (the current Postal administration would suggest an email, anyway) but First-Class Mail service improved for a second week in a row, with... Continue Reading 🠢
Everyone Complains About the Traffic, But Nobody Does Anything About It
February 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
	Of course, you listen to traffic reports on the radio. You can’t do anything about how much traffic there is, but you can alter your plans to mitigate its impact on you. You can choose another route or leave earlier. If nothing else, you can at... Continue Reading 🠢
Need Some Stuff to Really Worry About? Pretend You’re a Trucker.
February 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
	At the recent Annual Conference for the National Association of Presort Mailers (NAPM), we were lucky enough to hear a talk by Rebecca Brewster, the President of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI.) She shared some of the top concerns... Continue Reading 🠢