Is Mail Getting Faster or Slower? Yes

The article below was written by Dave Lewis for the SnailWorks September newsletter, and reprinted with permission. When you are looking at USPS service performance a week at a time it can be hard to detect trends.  You really need to step back and look at larger time spans to get some definition. SnailWorks began measuring aggregate data in May…

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GCA, USPS, Differ Over Information Request

In an August 14 filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission, the Greeting Card Association moved for the issuance of an official information request as part of the Public Inquiry on Changes Associated with the Delivering For America Plan (Docket No. PI2023-4). Motion and opposition The GCA explained the reasons for its motion: “The DfA plan depends pervasively on certain projections.…

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USPS Files for Market-Dominant NSA

This article and more can be found in the August 28, 2023 issue of Mailers Hub News Late on Friday, August 11, the Postal Service submitted a request to the Postal Regulatory Commission seeking approval for a negotiated service agreement with Publishers Clearing House.  Though the USPS files NSA requests many times a week, the August 11 filing was different…

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