Freight rates down on excess trucks position

NEW DELHI, Dec 3:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section declined Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said large position of trucks in the market against slowdown in cargo movements, mainly brought down freight rates for some destinations.
Capital to Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Mysore freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 58,000, Rs 60,000 and Rs 68,000, respectively.
Rates to Patna, Mumbai and Kolkata also moved down by Rs 26,000, Rs 28,000 and Rs 32,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      17,000  Hyderabad           58,000 Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada          60,000 Ludhiana    19,000  Bengaluru           64,000 Kanpur      21,000  Chennai             66,000 Indore      23,000  Mysore              68,000 Ahmedabad   22,000  Puducherry          72,000 Baroda      25,000  Coimbatore          75,000 Patna       26,000  Kochi               80,000 Surat       27,000  Thiruvananthapuram  85,000 Mumbai      28,000  Goa                 56,000 Pune        31,000  Gwalior             14,000 Kolkata     32,000  Guwahati            58,000 (PTI)