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 🠢
The Big Picture – Is Mail Getting Faster? Slower? Yes.
September 21, 2023   Dave Lewis
	When you are looking at USPS service performance a week at the time it can be hard to detect trends.  You really need to step back and look at larger time spans to get some definition.  SnailWorks began measuring aggregate data in May 2021,... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
September 18, 2023   Dave Lewis
	MARKETING MAIL CONTINUES STRONG.  FIRST-CLASS STAYS MEDIOCRE Last week was such a good week…then there’s this week.  Not a disaster, I don’t suppose, but when First-Class mail doesn’t come close to 90% on-time, and... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
September 11, 2023   Dave Lewis
	MARKETING MAIL CRUSHES FIRST-CLASS MAIL ON PERFORMANCE Yeah, we know that certain things need to be mailed First-Class – bills, checks, account statements, stuff like that.  But performance-wise, Marketing Mail is often a better bet. ... Continue Reading 🠢
The Most Dangerous Three Digits in an Intelligent Mail Barcode
August 29, 2023   Dave Lewis
	My favorite scene in Young Frankenstein is when Igor sculks after hours in a brain depository in search of a brain for the creature.  He drops the brain he was supposed to get, so he chooses the one next to it, clearly labeled, “Abnormal Brain! ... Continue Reading 🠢
Planning On Mailing More In 2024? There’s an Incentive for That.
August 29, 2023   Dave Lewis
	The Postal Service has announced some of their tentative plans for 2024 incentive programs.  While all the promotions from 2023 have been approved again for 2024, USPS has also announced some other planned promotions that may hold interest. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 28, 2023
August 28, 2023   Dave Lewis
	BACK TO SCHOOL BLUES AT USPS? Just as we were all slapping high fives and hugging our carriers last week, the Postal Service throws us a pretty bad week, just to keep us humble, I think.  We have seen this pattern before – service is great... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 21, 2023
August 21, 2023   Dave Lewis
	SOLID SERVICE ACROSS MEASURED CLASSES Last week was a good one for USPS, with every measure category beating their YTD averages, except for a near miss for First-Class letters.  93.2% of First-Class flats were delivered on time, possibly the best... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 14, 2023
August 14, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE SETTLES INTO A PATTERN OF “MEH”.  MARKETING MAIL REMAINS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT It must be summer.  Postal delivery service has settled into a pattern of not good, not terrible, with First-Class letters hovering... Continue Reading 🠢