US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 28, 2023
August 28, 2023   Dave Lewis
	BACK TO SCHOOL BLUES AT USPS? Just as we were all slapping high fives and hugging our carriers last week, the Postal Service throws us a pretty bad week, just to keep us humble, I think.  We have seen this pattern before – service is great... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 21, 2023
August 21, 2023   Dave Lewis
	SOLID SERVICE ACROSS MEASURED CLASSES Last week was a good one for USPS, with every measure category beating their YTD averages, except for a near miss for First-Class letters.  93.2% of First-Class flats were delivered on time, possibly the best... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 14, 2023
August 14, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE SETTLES INTO A PATTERN OF “MEH”.  MARKETING MAIL REMAINS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT It must be summer.  Postal delivery service has settled into a pattern of not good, not terrible, with First-Class letters hovering... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT AUGUST 7, 2023
August 8, 2023   Dave Lewis
	FIRST-CLASS SERVICE MUDDLES ALONG – JUST A LITTLE SLOWER, LATER Last week was about as “normal” a delivery week as we have seen lately. Marketing Mail remains pretty well pegged at service in the 90 – 95% percentile range (Slow... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT JULY 31, 2023
July 31, 2023   Dave Lewis
	USPS DATA ISSUES HAMPER FLATS TRACKING – BUT WHAT WE CAN SEE IS PRETTY BAD If you like bad news, read your afternoon email from the Postal Service – that’s when they run the doozy Industry Alerts.  It seems they set their flat... Continue Reading 🠢
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 🠢