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... Continue Reading 🠢
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... Continue Reading 🠢
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. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 15, 2025
December 15, 2025   Dave Lewis
	SERVICE PERFORMANCE CONTINUES TO DECLINE, BUT NOT AS BADLY AS LAST YEAR      No surprises last week – service got worse as volume increased and the holidays approach.  Barely 70% of First-Class letters were delivered... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 8, 2025
December 8, 2025   Dave Lewis
	'TIS THE SEASON, FOR MAIL DELAYS This past week, we saw a clear increase in the number of days needed to deliver first-class letters and flats, while marketing mail delivery stayed steady in terms of days and on-time performance, which was close... Continue Reading 🠢
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 🠢