US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
September 3, 2024   Dave Lewis
	COASTING INTO THE END OF SUMMER Not a whole lot to report in this last week of “business summer.”  Most categories barely moved.  First-Class flats remained relatively awful, with more than 24% more than 5 days late, and a lengthening... Continue Reading 🠢
How Much Should You Worry About USPS Service Performance?
August 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
	Fans of the SnailWorks US Mail Traffic Report know that service performance has been shaky at times this year. As the USPS Delivering for America plan has been implemented, some mail is taking longer to be delivered,  this is a troubling downward... Continue Reading 🠢
Delivery Planning for the Fall Mailing Season
August 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
	This fall looks to be a doozy! It’s an even-numbered year, AND a presidential election year. The Postal Service continues to make network changes, with 15 new SDCs slated to be launched in September. Here are some tools and tips you can use to plan... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 26, 2024
August 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
	A GOOD WEEK FOR LETTERS, LESS SO FOR FLATS Service performance for First-Class letters took a nice upturn last week, with more than 88% delivered on time, one of the best weeks we’ve seen since early June.  First-Class flats continued to... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 19, 2024
August 19, 2024   Dave Lewis
	IT IS STILL SUMMER.  NOT A LOT TO SHOUT ABOUT. Nothing has moved much since last week, which is generally good.  First-Class flats actually beat YTD, with 68.9% on time, not a figure we should ever celebrate, but OK given recent history. Service... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT August 12, 2024
August 13, 2024   Dave Lewis
	LOOKING HARDER AT THOSE TERRIBLE FIRST-CLASS FLATS Overall service performance continues to be mostly mediocre for First-Class letters, a train wreck for First-Class flats, and about the same for Marketing Mail - which is pretty good. But, what... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 29, 2024
July 29, 2024   Dave Lewis
	ANOTHER UNEVENTFUL WEEK Low-volume, low-news week.  First-Class flats rebounded, but nothing else much changed, otherwise.  First-Class flats remain an enigma.  Running the littlest bit slow on Marketing Mail…probably nothing... Continue Reading 🠢
A Postal Mystery – Why Does First-Class Mail Seem So Much Slower than Marketing Mail?
July 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
	SnailWorks has been posting the “US Mail Traffic Report” for almost four years now. Mail pieces included in our report must include a valid USPS “start-the-clock” scan and be tracked to delivery. Our sample is huge:  so far... Continue Reading 🠢
Informed Delivery by the Numbers
July 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
	I’m often asked, what is the ROI (return on investment) for Informed Delivery? A fair question which requires a little explaining to answer. Direct mail is a numbers game. Investment is involved – mail is not free – and a return expected.... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 22, 2024
July 22, 2024   Dave Lewis
	THE ONLY PLACE WHERE THERE IS NOT MUCH NEWS In a week jam-packed with news, the Postal Service stayed out of the news with another week of low volume and middling performance.  86.2% of First-Class letters were delivered on time, which is what... Continue Reading 🠢