Is Mail Getting Faster? Slower? We Measure That Stuff
July 29, 2023   Dave Lewis
	In May 2021, we started creating aggregate reports that show service performance for the mail we track for our customers. We process scan data for more than ten million mail pieces a day from all parts of the country – it’s a big sample. If... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 24, 2023
July 24, 2023   Dave Lewis
	A WORSE-THAN-AVERAGE WEEK – BUT IT’S HOT OUT THERE Once again, we’ll ask you to ignore First-Class flats – not enough pieces for a valid sample last week.  But other categories all trended for the worse.  No dramatic... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUly 17, 2023
July 17, 2023   Dave Lewis
	OKOKOK…DON’T PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THAT FIRST-CLASS FLATS NUMBER As we’ve explained before, some weeks our sample for First-Class flats is too small to be statistically meaningful.  That is today’s First-Class flats. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 10, 2023
July 10, 2023   Dave Lewis
	STRONG SERVICE ACROSS ALL MEASURED CATEGORIES AND ALL POSTAL AREAS Every category we measure was at or very close to 95% on time.  We always keep a close eye on First-Class flats because they have been volatile, and sample size can be small. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUlY 3, 2023
July 3, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS FLATS REMAIN WHERE THE ACTION IS, PERFORMANCE WISE First-Class flats performance remains well above its YTD numbers but is showing a downward trend that bears watching.  84.2% was delivered on time, and those pieces that were late... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUNE 26, 2023
June 26, 2023   Dave Lewis
	GERALLY SOLID PERFORMANCE ACROSS TYPES TRACKED The Postal Service is making this traffic reporter position a little duller the past few weeks with generally good service.  First-Class flats were off a little with just under 90% delivered on time,... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUNE 19, 2023
June 19, 2023   Dave Lewis
	ANOTHER ACROSS-THE-BOARD GOOD WEEK – WITH NOTES Service was excellent across all categories, with the possible exception of First-Class letters, with a still respectable 90.4% on time.  Other categories all beat their YTD on-time averages – including... Continue Reading 🠢
Informed Delivery – The ROI Story You Need to Tell Your Customers
June 13, 2023   Dave Lewis
	Just like you, we’re all atingle about the Informed Delivery promotion coming in August. Everybody loves postage discounts! But surely there must be some other value to Informed Delivery. There must be more than a discount. There is… much... Continue Reading 🠢
Preparing for the Informed Delivery Promotion – Risks and Rewards
June 13, 2023   Dave Lewis
	Summer is approaching with two critical postal events just over the horizon – a semi-annual postage rate increase and the Informed Delivery promotion. Rates increase about 6% on average on July 9, 2023. Three weeks later, on August 1, the Postal... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUNE 12, 2023
June 12, 2023   Dave Lewis
	SOLID PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES Is this a trend?  We hope so!  All the letter and flat categories we measure were well over YTD averages for on-time percentage.  We double checked those pesky First-Class flats and volume and... Continue Reading 🠢