Freight rates up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, May 18:  Freight rates for 10-tonne load improved by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following shortage of trucks in the markets.
Transporters said busy cargo movements and less position of trucks mainly pushed up freights.
Delhi to Pondicherry, Hyderabad and Goa rates moved up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 69,000, Rs 51,000 and Rs 52,000.
Banglore, Mysore, Kochi and Kolkata rates also went up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 64,000, Rs 68,000, Rs 75,000 and Rs 32,000.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      16,000  Hyderabad   51,000
Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada  53,000
Ludhiana    19,000  Bangalore   64,000
Kanpur      18,000  Chennai     65,000
Indore      21,000  Mysore      68,000
Ahmedabad   23,000  Pondicherry 69,000
Baroda      25,000  Coimbatore  70,000
Patna       27,000  Kochi       75,000
Surat       24,000  Thiruvananthapuram 78,000 Mumbai      26,000  Goa         52,000
Pune        29,000  Gwalior     11,000
Kolkata     32,000  Guwahati    51,000. (PTI)