NEW DELHI, Sept 14: Freight rates for nine-tonne load to select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following tight availability of trucks against increased cargo movements.
Transporters said busy cargo movements against less position of trucks in the markets mainly pushed up freight rates.
Delhi to Patna, Surat and Guwahati rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 31,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 56,000.
Rates to Banglore and Pondicherry too hardened by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 63,000 and Rs 71,000.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 18,000 Hyderabad 56,000
Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 58,000
Ludhiana 21,000 Bangalore 63,000
Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 64,000
Indore 25,000 Mysore 66,000
Ahmedabad 26,000 Pondicherry 71,000
Baroda 28,000 Coimbatore 73,000
Patna 31,000 Kochi 77,000
Surat 30,000 Thiruvananthapuram 81,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 54,000
Pune 33,000 Gwalior 13,000
Kolkata 34,000 Guwahati 56,000. (PTI)
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