US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 11, 2023
December 11, 2023   Dave Lewis
	NOT SUCH A GOOD WEEK.  ONLY 65.9% OF FIRST-CLASS LETTERS ON TIME Yuck.  Let’s just chalk it up to the Beaver Moon we had – who knows what impact that can have on delivery.  Every measured category did worse, with the ironic... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT DECEMBER 4, 2023
December 4, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS LETTER ON-TIME PERCENTAGE IMPROVE FROM 85.2% TO 85.3% OK, we try to find positive things to put in the headline.  85.3% is definitely a larger percentage than 85.2%, so there you negative nabobs out there.  Of course, it is still... Continue Reading 🠢
The Next Promotion You Need to Participate In – Soon!
November 29, 2023   Dave Lewis
	Postage is going up 2% in January – but not your postage.  Yours is going down 1%!  Because you are going to participate in a promotion you may have passed on before – the 2024 Emerging and Advanced Technology Promotion.  It... Continue Reading 🠢
Don’t Just Track Your Mail – Do Something About It!
November 29, 2023   Dave Lewis
	Of course, you track all your mail.  You need to be in control of how mail is delivering.  You need to keep your clients apprised of how their mail is traveling as well as documenting when you entered the mail.  Your clients need to prepare... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 27, 2023
November 27, 2023   Dave Lewis
	IT APPEARS THAT 85% IS THE NEW 95%, AS A NEW NORMAL SETTLES IN Something seems to have happened in July at the Postal Service.  Since July 10, 2023, there have only been two weeks when First-Class letters had an on-time rate better than 90%. ... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 20, 2023
November 20, 2023   Dave Lewis
	USPS HAS MIXED WEEK – MORE LATE MAIL THAN LAST WEEK, BUT NOT AS LATE So, that’s weird…at least a little weird.  First-Class Mail on-time percentages dropped vs the prior week, but then there was much less mail that was more... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT NOVEMBER 13, 2023
November 13, 2023   Dave Lewis
	USPS REACHES NEW DEPTHS AND BREADTHS OF “LATE” ON FIRST-CLASS MAIL What can one say about only delivering 85.6% of First-Class letters on time, or only 69% of First-Class flats on time?   Well, one could say that “at least... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 30, 2023
November 6, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS MAIL HAS ITS WORST WEEK SINCE WE’VE BEEN MEASURING.  79.3% of First-Class letters delivered on time.  24.3% of First-Class flats delivered on time.  Average delivery time for a First-Class letter: 3.60 days. ... Continue Reading 🠢
MTAC Update for the Rest of Us
October 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
	The Postmaster General’s Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meets four times a year at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC.  (Sometimes referred to as the “Pink Palace.”)  It is a meeting of representatives... Continue Reading 🠢
Understanding the USPS Growth Incentive Program
October 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
	A 30% discount on some of my mail?  Yes, please! As with most things Postal, this new incentive program for 2024 mail growth is not simple.  Here are the basics: If you increase your mail volume in either First-Class Mail or Marketing... Continue Reading 🠢