NEW DELHI, May 23: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following pickup in cargo movements amid tight position of trucks.
Transporters said tight availability of trucks against increased cargo movements, mainly attributed rise in freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Patna, Surat, Kolkatta and Baroda rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 25,000, Rs 26,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs.24,000.
Rates to Indore and Kanpur also went up by Rs 1000 each to Rs.21,000 and Rs 19,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 14,000 Hyderabad 53,000 Chandigarh 16,000 Vijayawada 56,000 Ludhiana 16,000 Bangalore 61,000 Kanpur 19,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 21,000 Mysore 66,000 Ahmedabad 22,000 Pondicherry 67,000 Baroda 24,000 Coimbatore 70,000 Patna 25,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 26,000 Thiruvananthapuram 77,000 Mumbai 26,000 Goa 49,000 Pune 28,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 30,000 Guwahati 50,000 (PTI)