Leadership – Making a Great Company Great
May 30, 2024   Dave Lewis
	You’ll forgive me if I drift away from postal news for a bit and talk about something else near and dear to my heart – leadership. Leadership to me is one of those delicate things that I’m almost afraid to look at too closely or acknowledge,... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MAY 27, 2024
May 28, 2024   Dave Lewis
	MAIL USUALLY DELIVERS FASTER THIS TIME OF YEAR – NOT THIS YEAR Another week of poor performance across the country.  You should ignore the First-Class flats number…there weren’t enough pieces to be statistically valid –... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MAY 20, 2024
May 20, 2024   Dave Lewis
	MARKETING MAIL SHOWS A SLOWING TREND, AND ATLANTA ACUALLY GETS WORSE First-Class Mail continued its disappointing performance this week, still influenced by even worsening service is the Atlanta area.  A First-Class letter to an Atlanta address... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MAY 13, 2024
May 13, 2024   Dave Lewis
	GEORGIA ON MY MIND – THE PROBLEM THE POSTAL SERVICE CAN’T SEEM TO FIX After a few promising weeks of progress, service performance sagged again – not to its worst performance levels, but well below where it should be.  And, standing... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MAY 6, 2024
May 6, 2024   Dave Lewis
	SERVICE IMPROVES ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES THIRD WEEK IN A ROW Could it be a trend?  We certainly hope so!  Service performance showed some of its best numbers of the year, with more than 84% of First-Class letters delivered on time, the... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT APRIL 29, 2024
April 29, 2024   Dave Lewis
	IMPROVED ON - TIME DELIVERY  NOTED FOR ALL CLASSES First-Class letters continued to show a mild improvement over the preceding week, as did First-Class flats. On - time delivery for Marketing Mail letters and flats both improved over... Continue Reading 🠢
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 🠢