US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 30, 2023
October 30, 2023   Dave Lewis
B00!  OCTOBER ENDS UP WITH SOME TRICKS AND SOME TREATS. The Postal Service stumbled through October, a busy month, with middling performance when you round it all out.  First-Class letters had a lousy week to wrap up a lousy October. ...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 23, 2023
October 23, 2023   Dave Lewis
ANOTHER WEEK MUCH WORSE THAN USPS CLAIMS I want to start by saying that the wheels are not coming off the bus.  Yes, performance was worse in three of the four categories we measure.  First-Class flats indeed had a better week than the previous...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 9, 2023
October 9, 2023   Dave Lewis
FIRST-CLASS BLUES First-Class letters had another weak week if I may use a synonym here.  Less than 84% delivered on time, with average delivery days nearly a half day slower than the YTD average.  First-Class flats continued in their mediocre...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT OCTOBER 2, 2023
October 2, 2023   Dave Lewis
A CONTINUED DOWN-TREND Performance continued to drop in all measured categories except for First-Class letters, in terms of both on-time performance and days-in-delivery.  First-Class letters were still bad with only 87.6% delivered on time, but...

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