US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 20, 2023
November 20, 2023   Dave Lewis
	USPS HAS MIXED WEEK – MORE LATE MAIL THAN LAST WEEK, BUT NOT AS LATE So, that’s weird…at least a little weird.  First-Class Mail on-time percentages dropped vs the prior week, but then there was much less mail that was more... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 13, 2023
November 13, 2023   Dave Lewis
	USPS REACHES NEW DEPTHS AND BREADTHS OF “LATE” ON FIRST-CLASS MAIL What can one say about only delivering 85.6% of First-Class letters on time, or only 69% of First-Class flats on time?   Well, one could say that “at least... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 30, 2023
November 6, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS MAIL HAS ITS WORST WEEK SINCE WE’VE BEEN MEASURING.  79.3% of First-Class letters delivered on time.  24.3% of First-Class flats delivered on time.  Average delivery time for a First-Class letter: 3.60 days. ... Continue Reading 🠢
MTAC Update for the Rest of Us
October 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
	The Postmaster General’s Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meets four times a year at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC.  (Sometimes referred to as the “Pink Palace.”)  It is a meeting of representatives... Continue Reading 🠢
Understanding the USPS Growth Incentive Program
October 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
	A 30% discount on some of my mail?  Yes, please! As with most things Postal, this new incentive program for 2024 mail growth is not simple.  Here are the basics: If you increase your mail volume in either First-Class Mail or Marketing... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 30, 2023
October 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
	B00!  OCTOBER ENDS UP WITH SOME TRICKS AND SOME TREATS. The Postal Service stumbled through October, a busy month, with middling performance when you round it all out.  First-Class letters had a lousy week to wrap up a lousy October. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 23, 2023
October 23, 2023   Dave Lewis
	ANOTHER WEEK MUCH WORSE THAN USPS CLAIMS I want to start by saying that the wheels are not coming off the bus.  Yes, performance was worse in three of the four categories we measure.  First-Class flats indeed had a better week than the previous... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 9, 2023
October 9, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS BLUES First-Class letters had another weak week if I may use a synonym here.  Less than 84% delivered on time, with average delivery days nearly a half day slower than the YTD average.  First-Class flats continued in their mediocre... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 2, 2023
October 2, 2023   Dave Lewis
	A CONTINUED DOWN-TREND Performance continued to drop in all measured categories except for First-Class letters, in terms of both on-time performance and days-in-delivery.  First-Class letters were still bad with only 87.6% delivered on time, but... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
September 25, 2023   Dave Lewis
	NOT A GREAT WEEK. I couldn’t come up with any good adjectives, so that’s it.  “Not a great week.”  Each week I look at how we did, in the four categories we measure, against the prior week and against the year-to-date... Continue Reading 🠢