US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 1, 2025
December 1, 2025   Dave Lewis
	PERFORMANCE CONTINUES TO LAG.  MARKETING MAIL FLATS STRUGGLING.     Overall performance looked similar to the prior week, even though the holiday gave service measurement a “bonus day.”  First-Class delivery was... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 24, 2025
November 24, 2025   Dave Lewis
	PERFORMANCE DROPS IN ALL MEASURED CATEGORIES.  THE LATE GETS LATER.               Not a good week for USPS.  We saw lower on-time percentages and more days to deliver mail,... Continue Reading 🠢
Moving From Mail Tracking to Mail Betterment
November 21, 2025   Dave Lewis
	Inevitably, I get the question, “What do you do?”  “Oh, I run a little company.” “And what does your company do?” “We track mail for organizations that send out a ton of it.” “Oh.... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 17, 2025
November 17, 2025   Dave Lewis
	SERVICE REMAINS CONSISTENT                Our no-drama Postal Service continued consistent performance, notching scores for the week a little bit better than YTD averages. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 10, 2025
November 10, 2025   Dave Lewis
	AN OKAY WEEK TELLS A BIGGER STORY   There was very little drama with USPS service performance in the past week. We saw some recovery from election-volume delays in the prior week, which was expected and welcomed, but the bigger story is in... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 3, 2025
November 3, 2025   Dave Lewis
	A GENERALLY SUB-PAR WEEK FOR USPS               Maybe it was the crush of election mail – and yes, there are elections in odd-numbered years, and they generate a LOT of mail. ... Continue Reading 🠢
The 2026 USPS Promotions – Now Even Better!
October 28, 2025   Dave Lewis
	November  6, 2025 2:00 PM EST Learn about next year’s Postal promotions – the SnailWorks way. The Postal Service will be rolling out promotions again next year. As usual, there are a lot of changes – One new promotion, one... Continue Reading 🠢
Informed Delivery – Advanced Tricks You Don’t Know About
October 28, 2025   Dave Lewis
	Everyone loves Informed Delivery, but do you love it for the right reasons? Back when you could get a 4% discount, it may have been more about lust than love. That discount drew you in, but we see strong relationships building over the years, even as... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 27, 2025
October 27, 2025   Dave Lewis
	SOLID PERFORMANCE WHEN IT COUNTS   Mail performance in most categories stayed close to YTD averages following a holiday week that had boosted performance numbers a bit. Last year, we saw a clear decline in performance in late October as election... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 20, 2025
October 20, 2025   Dave Lewis
	A GOOD HOLIDAY WEEK FOR SERVICE PERFORMANCE   A good solid performance week for the Postal Service, with performance above YTD averages in every category.  First-Class flats continued to underperform in the Central Area while, oddly, Marketing... Continue Reading 🠢