| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FBRAUARY 2, 2026 |
| February 2, 2026 Dave Lewis |
OUCH! WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER?
Well, that hardly seems fair – the Postal Service comes off one of their best weeks in a long time and gets...
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| AI and Direct Mail – and SnailWorks ResponseAI™ |
| January 28, 2026 Dave Lewis |
Maybe you’ve heard – there’s this new thing coming out, and it’s all the rage. It’s called “Artificial Intelligence” or AI. What? You’ve already heard about it? It’s the only thing you hear about?...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JANUARY 26, 2026 |
| January 26, 2026 Dave Lewis |
A GREAT WEEK FOR USPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE
Whoa! Where did that come from? After a terrible...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JANUARY 19, 2026 |
| January 19, 2026 Dave Lewis |
THE WINTER CRAWL BEGINS
The slowest time of the year for mail delivery? The three weeks before Christmas. The second...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JANUARY 12, 2026 |
| January 14, 2026 Dave Lewis |
SERVICE STAYS OK FOR ANOTHER WEEK
It’s nothing to write home about, but last week’s...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JANUARY 5, 2026 |
| January 5, 2026 Dave Lewis |
IT’S THE POST NEW YEARS BOOST
The Postal Service dug itself out of the depths it had...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 29, 2025 |
| December 29, 2025 Dave Lewis |
AS SLOW AS IT GETS – A SYSTEM BEYOND CAPACITY
The Postal Service delivered terrible service last week. Holiday volume or not, there were clear breakdowns in many facilities. Flats, in particular, were slow, showing very inconsistent...
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| Here Comes Another New Year – Like It or Not |
| December 26, 2025 Dave Lewis |
Well, what do you know? We made it through yet another year. I was just getting used to writing “2025” on checks, and now that will be wrong. Yes, I still do write checks, though, admittedly, a lot fewer these days.
2026, once I get used...
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| USPS Throws in a Last-Minute Christmas Gift |
| December 26, 2025 Dave Lewis |
Watch out for USPS announcements late on Friday afternoons or during holiday weeks, when many folks aren’t in the office. On Monday, December 22, at 3:47 PM, the Postal Service sent out an Industry Alert stating that it had filed a request with...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 22, 2025 |
| December 22, 2025 Dave Lewis |
SLOW HOLIDAY SERVICE CONTINUES
USPS service performance continues to decline as the holidays approach. In the past week, only 66% of First-Class letters were delivered on time. 10.49% were more than five days late. ...
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