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The freight market showed signs of recovery in the second quarter despite ongoing issues preventing it from truly turning a corner, according to experts.

Average retail sale price increased 11.5% year over year to $62,254 from $55,819 and 2.3% sequentially from $60,830, according to ACT Research.

The 2025 Wells Fargo Supply Chain Report confirmed a prevailing belief that businesses were proactive in importing freight to the U.S. in advance of tariffs taking effect earlier this year.

The Port of Los Angeles reported its busiest month on record with container volume increasing 8.5% to 1,019,837 20-foot-equivalent units from 939,600 last year.

Preliminary net data showed orders increased 18% to 8,700 units compared with the same time last year. But they also dropped 43% sequentially from June.

U.S. Class 8 retail sales declined again in July after experiencing a short-lived year-over-year rise, according to Wards Intelligence data.

Freight tonnage in July showed an increase sequentially but a decrease from the prior year, American Trucking Associations reported Aug. 19.

U.S. medium-duty truck sales fell 17.3% year over year in July, according to data from Wards Intelligence, continuing a trend of not meeting previous-year levels.

The Q2 2025 Driver Recruiting and Retention Data Download report found that the pool of truck drivers declined in the second quarter even as the number of job postings grew.

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