US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUNE 5, 2023
June 5, 2023   Dave Lewis
ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE WEEK, WITH AVERAGES NEAR OR ABOVE PMG GOALS (WITH A NOTE) For the second week all categories of mail performed very well, including those dreaded First-Class flats.  We always like to dig into anomalous results, good or bad,...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MAY 29, 2023
May 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
HOLIDAY SPECIAL!  SERVICE GREAT IN ALL CATEGORIES Wow, what a week the Postal Service had!  Service performance well over 90% in every category we measure.  Maybe the employees saw those videos at the National Postal Forum and said,...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MAY 15, 2023
May 15, 2023   Dave Lewis
FIRST-CLASS FLATS… Everything but First-Class Flates did OK. In addition to a lot of FC flats failing to be on time, we are also noticing a steadily increasing number of delivery dates – it is taking longer to deliver flats. We have seen...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MAY 8, 2023
May 9, 2023   Dave Lewis
JUST DON’T MAIL FLATS, AND YOUR SERVICE WILL BE OK I’ll avoid too much commentary and let flats performance speak for itself.  I checked the data – nice sample size, well-dispersed.  Terrible performance.  You can read...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT MAY 1, 2023
May 1, 2023   Dave Lewis
DELIVERY IN ALL MEASURED CATEGORIES BEAT MTD – SO THAT’S NOT BAD It was the last week of April, a good week to enjoy the bursting colors of spring and not worry too much about mail service performance – it was uneventful  ...

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A New Report and How to Use It
April 24, 2023   Dave Lewis
We’ve been fussing about it a lot – the Flash Report.  In a single report you can see overall delivery stats along with address quality data, Informed Delivery results, and even response measurement.  It’s the perfect report...

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Informed Delivery Enhancements – What’s Your Default?
April 24, 2023   Dave Lewis
The Postal Service just keeps making Informed Delivery better!  Now they have added sharing and reminder features – just make sure you are getting the features you want.  Here’s what I found in my ID digest today: There...

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Manual ACS
April 24, 2023   Dave Lewis
On July 9, 2023, a new rule goes into effect having to do with the option to request PS Forms 3547, Notice to Mailer of Correction in Address, and PS Form 3579, Notice of Undeliverable Periodical, for Full-Service and Seamless Acceptance mailers. The...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – APRIL 17, 2023
April 17, 2023   Dave Lewis
IF YOU DON’T MAIL FIRST-CLASS FLATS, IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD WEEK Just when we hoped it might be safe to go into the flats water again, they sunk like a stone, with just 61% delivered on time.  Just for fun (we all have our own definitions...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – APRIL 10, 2023
April 10, 2023   Dave Lewis
OK – WE’LL CALL A GOOD WEEK A GOOD WEEK Is it a trend?  A fluke?  We don’t know, but USPS service performance was solid across all segments we measure.  Marketing Mail flats were down a touch, but we’re not going...

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