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)