| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 30, 2024 |
| December 30, 2024 Dave Lewis |
PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR OWN ADJECTIVES
Let’s start with the so-bad-it’s-funny one. 0.1% of First-Class flats in our sample were delivered on time. 99.9% were delivered late. As we have said before, our customers don’t...
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| 2025 USPS Promotions – Who Has to Do What? |
| December 23, 2024 Dave Lewis |
SnailWorks has been sharing all we can on next year’s critical USPS promotions. There are a lot of savings available, but it will require a strategic approach and early planning. These promotions also require the coordinated efforts of a cast of...
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| Using PARS to Evaluate List Quality |
| December 23, 2024 Dave Lewis |
I look at a lot of mail tracking jobs. It’s kind of my job. And anyone who tracks mail knows that you never get 100% of the pieces scanned. Pretty close sometimes – over 99% is not unusual – and sometimes not so close. But even if it...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 23, 2024 |
| December 23, 2024 Dave Lewis |
THE POSTAL SERVICE APPEARS TO HAVE GIVEN UP
Last week’s traffic report was terrible. Forget it – this week is much worse. Only 54.4% of First-Class letters were delivered on time. This is, far and away, the worst...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 16, 2024 |
| December 16, 2024 Dave Lewis |
ONE OF THE WORST WEEKS SINCE WE STARTED MEASURING
There’s no nice way to say it. USPS delivery performance was terrible last week. Taken as a whole, it is probably the worst week for service performance we’ve seen since we started...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 9, 2024 |
| December 9, 2024 Dave Lewis |
DELIVERY PERFORMANCE CONTINUES TO SLIP IN MOST CATEGORIES
As we move into December, not unexpectedly, delivery performance continues to slip. First class flats dropped from 80.3% on time to 27.3% on time, as mentioned in previous posts first...
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| US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 2, 2024 |
| December 2, 2024 Dave Lewis |
THINGS MAY GET INTERESTING FROM HERE
A couple of things to keep in mind as you peruse last week’s delivery results:
The mail included here was delivered in November. Things typically get worse in December.
While the percentage...
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