Everyone Complains About the Traffic, But Nobody Does Anything About It
February 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
Of course, you listen to traffic reports on the radio. You can’t do anything about how much traffic there is, but you can alter your plans to mitigate its impact on you. You can choose another route or leave earlier. If nothing else, you can at...

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Need Some Stuff to Really Worry About? Pretend You’re a Trucker.
February 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
At the recent Annual Conference for the National Association of Presort Mailers (NAPM), we were lucky enough to hear a talk by Rebecca Brewster, the President of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI.) She shared some of the top concerns...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 26, 2024
February 26, 2024   Dave Lewis
THE NEW NORMAL.  POOR FIRST-CLASS MAIL SERVICE Hey!  First-Class letter service got better last week.  78.6% of First-Class letters were delivered on time, as opposed to 77.7% last week.   Only 7.19% of First-Class letters...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 19, 2024
February 20, 2024   Dave Lewis
FIRST-CLASS LETTERS, WORSE AND WORSE.  Can I just re-use a line from last week? “First-Class Mail performance continued at the pace we have been seeing in 2024.”  Less than 80% of First-Class letters were on time.  Transit...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 12, 2024
February 12, 2024   Dave Lewis
ON-TIME PERFORMANCE REMAINS WEAK.  AVERAGE DELIVERY DAYS GO UP. First-Class Mail performance continued at the pace we have been seeing in 2024.  About 80% of First-Class letters were on time, and fewer than 50% of First-Class flats. ...

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US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT FEBRUARY 5, 2024
February 5, 2024   Dave Lewis
ON-TIME PERCENTAGES STILL DISAPPOINT, THOUGH LESS MAIL IS VERY LATE It is simply the new normal.  Less than 80% of First-Class letters were delivered on time.  Average delivery times were a touch better at 3.86 days, with 5.39% of FC letters...

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