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Pressemitteilung: European contract and spot rates accelerate as fuel costs are passed on / The IRU x Upply x Ti Q2 2026 report shows that European contract and spot markets have accelerated sharply, breaking with the softer conditions seen through late 2025 and in Q1 2026. Contract rates rose to 148 index points, up 7.9 points quarter on quarter (QoQ) and 15.2 points year on year (YoY). Spot rates climbed even more steeply, reaching 146.8 index points, up 14.6 points QoQ and 13.9 points YoY, nearly double contract rate's quarterly pace. After three quarters of divergence, both markets are now moving up together, driven primarily by cost rather than demand. • EU diesel prices averaged EUR 1.94 per litre in Q2, up 12% QoQ and 27% YoY, peaking at EUR 2.19 in April before falling back to EUR 1.76 in the last week of June, 17% below the end of Q1 • Operating costs rose by almost 10% YoY and 4.9% QoQ, according to the French government’s Comité National Routier’s (CNR) long-haul truck index, with the index spiking from 166.29 in February to 182.03 in April • Road trade volumes between major EU economies fell 1.6% YoY in Q2, a far shallower decline than the 8% recorded in Q1, pointing to volumes stabilising rather than deteriorating (....)