US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – SEPTEMBER 7, 2026
September 7, 2026   Dave Lewis
	USPS HAS A STRONG WEEK GOING INTO THE FALL.   In a Labor Day effort to not make me work too hard on a holiday, the Postal Service delivered a strong performance week, beating YTD averages across the board with, of course, the exception of... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – AUGUST 31, 2026
August 31, 2026   Dave Lewis
	PERFORMANCE DECLINES SLIGHTLY IN MOST CATEGORIES. The Postal Service continued to show subpar performance in most categories except for Marketing Mail letters. First-Class letters were on time just under 80% of the time. USPS continues to struggle... Continue Reading 🠢
Important Postal Tidbits
August 25, 2026   Dave Lewis
	January Postage Rate Increase Might Not Happen The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) threw a wrinkle in USPS's planned January postage rate increase. The Postal Service is limited to one rate increase a year, which they just implemented in July... Continue Reading 🠢
USPS Finances – What Might a Solution Look Like?
August 25, 2026   Dave Lewis
	It is no mystery that the Postal Service is not performing well financially. USPS is supposed to support itself by charging for its services, and it has failed to do so for years.  In 2025, USPS lost $9.0 billion on revenue of $80.5 billion.  Or... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – AUGUST 24, 2026
August 24, 2026   Dave Lewis
	ARE LEAVES ALREADY FALLING? USPS ON TIME PERCENTAGES ARE – A BIT.   Postal service performance was down in every category we measure – not by precipitous amounts, but showing a continuing descent that we expect to see as... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – AUGUST 17, 2026
August 17, 2026   Dave Lewis
	AFTER A STRONG PERFORMANCE IN THE PRIOR WEEK, SERVICE SETTLES BACK TO NORMAL SUMMER PACE The Postal Service turned in a solid, if not spectacular, performance last week. All First-Class letters, and Marketing Mail letters and flats beat their... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – AUGUST 10, 2026
August 10, 2026   Dave Lewis
	ALL SERVICE PROBLEMS AT USPS ARE RESOLVED. GIVE THE MAN HIS BONUS.  One may want to take a grain of salt with today’s results, but they do look exceptional.  More than 90% of First-Class letters delivered on time... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – AUGUST 3, 2026
August 3, 2026   Dave Lewis
	WHAT'S GOING ON WITH FIRST-CLASS LETTERS? First-Class letters are the cream of USPS products. They fly through equipment, tend to be very machinable, and make money. They are the flagship of postal products. And the flagship is foundering. This... Continue Reading 🠢
The Ascendancy of Direct Mail (Again)
July 27, 2026   Dave Lewis
	AI changes the game — but probably not the way you expect. Imagine I gave you a million dollars and told you to put an ad in Times Square. You just need to get people to pay attention to it — good luck with that. Most people would walk... Continue Reading 🠢
US MAIL TRAFFIC REPORT – JULY 27, 2026
July 27, 2026   Dave Lewis
	ON-TIME PERCENTAGES CREEPING DOWN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED Service performance is generally stable in the summer, but we have seen a couple of trends that may be troubling. Both First-Class and Marketing Mail letters are trending slower over the last... Continue Reading 🠢