Freight rates fall on ample position of trucks

NEW DELHI, Nov 2:  Freight rates for nine tonne pay load section declined by Rs 1000 in the local truck transport market today following huge position of trucks against cargo movements.

Transporters said heavy availability of trucks in the markets as compared to cargo movements, mainly pulled down a few centres freight rates.

Delhi to Ahmedabad, Surat and Mumbai rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 27,000.

Rates to Baroda, Kanpur and Kolkatta also declined by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 24,000, Rs 19,000 and Rs 29,000.

The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      16,000  Hyderabad   52,000

Chandigarh  17,000  Vijayawada  55,000

Ludhiana    18,000  Bangalore   60,000

Kanpur      19,000  Chennai     62,000

Indore      21,000  Mysore      64,000

Ahmedabad   22,000  Pondicherry 66,000

Baroda      24,000  Coimbatore  69,000

Patna       27,000  Kochi       71,000

Surat       25,000  Thiruvananthapuram 78,000 Mumbai      27,000  Goa         51,000

Pune        29,000  Gwalior     13,000

Kolkata     29,000  Guwahati    54,000. (PTI)