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 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 26, 2024
February 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
	THE NEW NORMAL.  POOR FIRST-CLASS MAIL SERVICE Hey!  First-Class letter service got better last week.  78.6% of First-Class letters were delivered on time, as opposed to 77.7% last week.   Only 7.19% of First-Class letters... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 19, 2024
February 20, 2024   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS LETTERS, WORSE AND WORSE.  Can I just re-use a line from last week? “First-Class Mail performance continued at the pace we have been seeing in 2024.”  Less than 80% of First-Class letters were on time.  Transit... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 12, 2024
February 12, 2024   Dave Lewis
	ON-TIME PERFORMANCE REMAINS WEAK.  AVERAGE DELIVERY DAYS GO UP. First-Class Mail performance continued at the pace we have been seeing in 2024.  About 80% of First-Class letters were on time, and fewer than 50% of First-Class flats. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 5, 2024
February 5, 2024   Dave Lewis
	ON-TIME PERCENTAGES STILL DISAPPOINT, THOUGH LESS MAIL IS VERY LATE It is simply the new normal.  Less than 80% of First-Class letters were delivered on time.  Average delivery times were a touch better at 3.86 days, with 5.39% of FC letters... Continue Reading 🠢
MTAC Highlights – January 2024
January 30, 2024   Dave Lewis
	We go so you don’t have to. Trust us, this is well worth it. That said, the January MTAC meeting at the Pink Palace in snowy Washington, DC, was chock full of important news. This is worth reading to the end. The meeting opened with a ninety-minute... Continue Reading 🠢
USPS Network Changes – Trying to Make Sense of it All
January 30, 2024   Dave Lewis
	OK, this is complicated, but you should read it anyway. I have honestly stayed away from saying too much on the network realignment because it is a topic best served by vagueness. Very little detailed information is released from the Postal Service. But... Continue Reading 🠢
Six Resolution Ideas for the New Year
January 30, 2024   Dave Lewis
	I love the fresh start of a new year. In the direct mail industry, the year-end mailings are done, all those holiday closures are over, and we’re finally back to work – it’s a great time to focus. I think it is a given that 2024 will... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JANUARY 29, 2024
January 29, 2024   Dave Lewis
	A TERRIBLE WEEK FOR USPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE.  Every category we measure was worse in terms of on-time performance, and days in delivery.  First-Class letters declined to an on-time percentage of 74.9%.  The average days to deliver... Continue Reading 🠢