The Fascinating Travels of a Piece of Mail
August 25, 2025   Dave Lewis
	Well, I think it’s fascinating. When you track a lot of mail you start to see patterns in how mail travels and is delivered. Different classes and entry methods have their own patterns. When mail is delayed, these are the patterns we look for... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 25, 2025
August 25, 2025   Dave Lewis
	A LITTLE BETTER, A LITTLE WORSE, NOT MUCH CHANGE OVERALL – AND KEEP AN EYE ON FLATS Not a terribly exciting week, but it could be a harbinger of things to come this fall.  Letters were improved from the prior week in First-Class, and flat... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 18, 2025
August 19, 2025   Dave Lewis
	AS AVERAGE (FOR 2025) AS A WEEK CAN GET Last week’s mail performance was nearly identical to the YTD averages for 2025. Performance overall dropped after the July 13 rate change and regulation changes, and since then delivery performance... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 11, 2025
August 11, 2025   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS LETTERS FALTER AGAIN. First-Class mail fell back down into mediocrity after a brief moment of almost OK service in last week’s report.  This week, First-Class fell back below the YTD average, and First-Class flats fell off a... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 4, 2025
August 4, 2025   Dave Lewis
	A VERY GOOD WEEK FOR LETTERS.  FLATS BEHAVE AS FLATS WILL. After two weeks of relatively poor performance after July 13’s rate and rules changes, most mail showed a return to the performance levels we had before the changes.  In fact,... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 28, 2025
July 28, 2025   Dave Lewis
	SERVICE PERFORMANCE STAYS LARGELY STABLE WITH LAST WEEK - MARKETING MAIL A CONCERN New Postal regulations, associated with the July 13 rate increase, impacted service performance visibly in our last report, and performance looks largely the same this... Continue Reading 🠢
Revisiting Intelligent Mail Barcodes: A Must-Read For Every Mailer
July 25, 2025   Lisa Bowes
	In January of 2013, the United States Postal Service mandated the use of Intelligent Mail barcodes for automation price eligibility and Full-Service discounts and perks. Full-Service Intelligent Mail offers mailers elimination of permit fees, address... Continue Reading 🠢
July MTAC Highlights
July 25, 2025   Dave Lewis
	Some MTACs are just more exciting than others, and July’s was a doozy, if I may use technical terms. This meeting included the introduction of a new Postmaster General, a view into future rates, startling information on address changes, and so much... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 21, 2025
July 21, 2025   Dave Lewis
	SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE DROPS, PARTICULARLY IN LETTERS The first week of postal regulatory changes did not appear to go well. We had been seeing an encouraging performance trend for the last couple of months that came to an abrupt halt last week. First-class... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 14, 2025
July 14, 2025   Dave Lewis
	CALM BEFORE THE STORM? Good morning!  Welcome to new postal rates and regulations!  Last week showed steady performance, although not as solid as the week before.  It still beat YTD levels in all categories except First-Class flats.... Continue Reading 🠢