The Truckload market remained stable in the second quarter, but the activity of the upcoming peak season will test this stability, according to the final curve report of Freight Brokerage RXO, which was released earlier this month.
The company’s report revealed that Q2 2025 revealed a continuous increase on an annual basis in truck load rates in the second quarter compared to the past period, but the growth slowed from the first quarter of 2025, which represents the third successive quarter of slowdown. Although the conditions belong to a more typical season due to a group of factors, according to the report.
“While we continue to work in a drawn environment, the recent clarity in commercial policies enables the two trucks to strategic planning in preparation for the sequence of retail sale.”
The report found that instant prices increased by 6.5 % year on an annual basis in the second quarter of 2025, a decrease from 9.1 % in the first quarter of 2025 and 11.6 % in Q4 2024. seasonal shipping events-including production season, anniversary day, Cvsa International Roadcheck, and Day Independence-Breakding in the short term, but prices Photos is destroyed to the foundation line in the direct period after that.
Looking forward, the report’s authors said they expect their prices to go up to rise despite the inclined growth.
“We were very interested in knowing whether the model mobilization during the most preoccupied summer months would lead an ascending momentum in instant prices. In the end, this was not achieved, and the market remained stable,” said Cori Koreuja, Vice President of Pricing and Procurement at RXO. “With the third successive quarter of the slowdown in the growth of the immediate price on an annual basis, it raises a new question: Will their prices continue in its upward path? We think that, even if the rate of growth of the third quarter of a second ends.
