The Good and the Bad of the USPS Rate Case
April 25, 2024   Dave Lewis
	The Postal Service put forward one of the most complex rate cases in recent memory with the current case, due to take effect on July 14, 2024. The highlights are well-known:  An overall increase of about 7.8%, with a First-Class Forever Stamp going... Continue Reading 🠢
2025 USPS Promotions
April 25, 2024   Dave Lewis
	The proposed promotions for 2025 will be part of the rate case submitted for the July postage increase, although the promotions do not go into effect until 2025. The changes are significant, and details are not available yet, and probably won’t... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT APRIL 22, 2024
April 22, 2024   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE LITTLE CHANGED, MARKETING MAIL SHOWS SOME SLOWNESS First-Class letters showed a mild improvement over the preceding week, which is a low bar to be sure, with about 70% of First-Class letters delivered on time.  Nearly 9% were... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT APRIL 15, 2024
April 15, 2024   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE TURNS IN ITS WORST PERFORMANCE IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS Poor service performance showed across the spectrum last week.  It was a worrisome week.  Only 63.5% of First-Class letters were delivered on time last week, with... Continue Reading 🠢
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 🠢