US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – OCTOBER 17, 2022
October 17, 2022   Dave Lewis
	LINGERING EFFECTS OF IAN CONTINUE TO IMPACT SERVICE PERFORMANCE On-time deliveries dropped precipitously for First-Class letters and flats, possibly continuing to show effects from Hurricane Ian, that ravaged southwest Florida and impacted much of... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – OCTOBER 10, 2022
October 10, 2022   Dave Lewis
	DELIVERY LARGELY RETURNS TO NORMAL With exception of a few specific ZIP Codes most impacted by Hurricane Ian, delivery performance pretty much returned to the mean.  Marketing Mail delivery has been suspended for these offices: Office Name                                  ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – OCTOBER 3, 2022
October 3, 2022   Dave Lewis
	HURRICANE IAN EFFECTS DRAG DOWN AVERAGES A BIT Our hearts go out to the people in Southwest Florida as they work to recover from Ian.  Florida mail issues brought down on-time averages in the Southern area, and to a lesser extent Atlantic. ... Continue Reading 🠢
When Should You Mail?  Interpreting Delivery Analytics
September 26, 2022   Dave Lewis
	SnailWorks compiles a ton of delivery analytics as a result of tracking millions of pieces of mail a day for our hundreds of clients.  We use this compiled data to create the US Mail Traffic Report that we post every Monday on Linked In.  That... Continue Reading 🠢
A New Postal Network and Your Mail
September 26, 2022   Dave Lewis
	If you think changing a tire on a moving bus is tough, try doing it with a blindfold on.  This is kind of what the Postal Service is doing with their network right now.  The blindfolds are actually on the industry and postal employees. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
September 26, 2022   Dave Lewis
	GREAT WEEK AT THE RIGHT TIME!  SHAKE YOUR CARRIER’S HAND – OR BUMP ELBOWS, BETTER STILL It’s nice to see a great performance week at such an important time – it’s mailing season! We have seen weekly scan volume –... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
September 19, 2022   Dave Lewis
	MOSTLY A LITTLE SLOWER – VOLUME UP A LITTLE Ho, hum.  Another unexciting delivery week.  Flats continue to do OK, letters disappoint a little.  First-Class letters have shown a downward trend compared to the annual averages, but... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
September 12, 2022   Dave Lewis
	MEDIUM SLOW ON A HOLIDAY WEEK – BEFORE A RAIL STRIKE? We keep a little pile of salt grains nearby in case we need to take one with a week’s report.  We also suggest that you take this week’s report with a grain of salt because... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
September 6, 2022   Dave Lewis
	A LITTLE SLOWER IN MOST CATEGORIES  No mail delivery on Monday, but there was plenty last week.  Nothing dramatic in any category, but First-Class just looked the littlest bit slower.  Our concern is that mail volume we have observed... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – AUGUST 29, 2022
August 29, 2022   Dave Lewis
	FLATS LOOK PRETTY GOOD.  LETTERS?  MEH. Summer continues to roll on, as summers will do.  No dramatic changes, except delivery continues to be a little slower than earlier in the summer.  Let’s hope this trend doesn’t... Continue Reading 🠢