Freight rates remain flat

NEW DELHI, Aug 8:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section remained unchanged at the local truck transport market today following easy position of trucks against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said besides restricted cargo movements, ample position of trucks in the markets, largely kept freight rates at previous levels.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      14,500  Hyderabad           54,000 Chandigarh  16,500  Vijayawada          56,000 Ludhiana    17,500  Bengaluru           61,000 Kanpur      20,000  Chennai             64,000 Indore      22,000  Mysore              65,000 Ahmedabad   24,000  Puducherry          67,000 Baroda      25,000  Coimbatore          69,000 Patna       29,000  Kochi               73,000 Surat       27,000  Thiruvananthapuram  79,000 Mumbai      28,000  Goa                 52,000 Pune        29,000  Gwalior             15,000 Kolkata     32,000  Guwahati            54,000 (PTI)
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