Freight rates fall on easy position of trucks

NEW DELHI, Oct 5:  Freight rates for nine tonne pay load section declined upto Rs.1000 in the local truck transport market today following huge position of trucks in the markets against cargo movements.
Transporters said heavy availability of lorry against cargo movements mainly pulled down freighter rates.
Delhi to Chennai, Pondicherry, Truvananthapuram and Kochi rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 63,000, Rs 68,000, Rs 74,000 and Rs 79,000.
Rates to Vijaywada, Surat, Pune and Guwahati also fell by Rs.1000 each to Rs.57,000, Rs.28,000, Rs.31,000 and Rs.54,000.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      16,000  Hyderabad   54,000
Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada  57,000
Ludhiana    20,000  Bangalore   61,000
Kanpur      22,000  Chennai     63,000
Indore      24,000  Mysore      65,000
Ahmedabad   25,000  Pondicherry 68,000
Baroda      26,000  Coimbatore  72,000
Patna       30,000  Kochi       74,000
Surat       28,000  Thiruvananthapuram 79,000 Mumbai      30,000  Goa         53,000
Pune        31,000  Gwalior     13,000
Kolkata     33,000  Guwahati    54,000. (PTI)