A New Network for the Postal Service – and for You
July 29, 2023   Dave Lewis
	The Postal Service is making major changes in their transportation and delivery networks. Unfortunately, they are not being very forthcoming about what changes are being made – or when. In the end, it comes down to sleuthing through various Postal... Continue Reading 🠢
Is Mail Getting Faster? Slower? We Measure That Stuff
July 29, 2023   Dave Lewis
	In May 2021, we started creating aggregate reports that show service performance for the mail we track for our customers. We process scan data for more than ten million mail pieces a day from all parts of the country – it’s a big sample. If... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 24, 2023
July 24, 2023   Dave Lewis
	A WORSE-THAN-AVERAGE WEEK – BUT IT’S HOT OUT THERE Once again, we’ll ask you to ignore First-Class flats – not enough pieces for a valid sample last week.  But other categories all trended for the worse.  No dramatic... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUly 17, 2023
July 17, 2023   Dave Lewis
	OKOKOK…DON’T PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THAT FIRST-CLASS FLATS NUMBER As we’ve explained before, some weeks our sample for First-Class flats is too small to be statistically meaningful.  That is today’s First-Class flats. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 10, 2023
July 10, 2023   Dave Lewis
	STRONG SERVICE ACROSS ALL MEASURED CATEGORIES AND ALL POSTAL AREAS Every category we measure was at or very close to 95% on time.  We always keep a close eye on First-Class flats because they have been volatile, and sample size can be small. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JUlY 3, 2023
July 3, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS FLATS REMAIN WHERE THE ACTION IS, PERFORMANCE WISE First-Class flats performance remains well above its YTD numbers but is showing a downward trend that bears watching.  84.2% was delivered on time, and those pieces that were late... Continue Reading 🠢