Have rates topped out? Truck Rate Report - June 25

We see a slight softening in truck rates reported for the week ending June 24. From the USDA National Truck Rate Report, a summary of the market:

A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: citrus and avocadoes from South District California. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: melons from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina and onions fromSouthern New Mexico. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: carrots and potatoes from Kern District California, mixed vegetables and strawberries from Santa Maria California, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, Upper Valley Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho and Columbia Basin Washington. LAST REPORT was issued for peppers from Imperial, Palo Verde and Coachella Valleys, California and Central and Western Arizona, cherries from Stockton-Lodi-Linden District, California, melons from Florida, mixed vegetables from South Georgia, apples from Hudson Valley New York. FIRST REPORT was issued for melons from South Carolina. All other districtsreported an adequate supply of trucks.