{
  "id": 5427918,
  "title": "XPO’s August metrics align with Q3 guidance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/xpos-august-metrics-align-with-q3-guidance",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T21:45:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FreightWaves",
    "slug": "freightwaves",
    "url": "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/xpos-august-metrics-align-with-q3-guidance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Less-than-truckload carrier XPO reported a 3.7% year-over-year increase in tonnage for August, aligning with its Q3 guidance of a mid-single-digit tonnage increase. Daily shipments rose by 5.7%, but this was partially offset by a 1.8% decline in weight per shipment. While the headline tonnage number slowed from July's 5.8% year-over-year increase, August's performance still demonstrated improvement over the previous year. On a two-year-stacked comparison, all volume metrics improved in August compared to July. The company indicated that July tonnage was essentially flat with June, which had been 400 basis points better than the typical seasonal trend. The August update suggests the seasonal outperformance has persisted, keeping XPO on track to achieve its Q3 tonnage forecast.",
  "summary": "Less-than-truckload carrier XPO remains positioned to hit its third-quarter guidance after releasing its August operating metrics Thursday after the market closed. The post XPO’s August metrics align with Q3 guidance appeared first on FreightWaves .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}