NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today on pickup in cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.
Transporters said increased cargo movements against less availability of trucks mainly led to the rise in freight rates.
Freight rates from Delhi to Coimbatore, Kochi and Thirunvananthapuram went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 66,000, Rs 69,000 and Rs 78,000.
Rates to Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jaipur were also up by Rs 500 each to Rs 14,000, Rs 16,500 and Rs 13,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 13,000 Hyderabad 49,000 Chandigarh 14,000 Vijayawada 52,000 Ludhiana 16,500 Bengaluru 58,000 Kanpur 18,000 Chennai 60,000 Indore 19,000 Mysore 62,000 Ahmedabad 20,000 Puducherry 63,000 Baroda 22,000 Coimbatore 66,000 Patna 23,000 Kochi 69,000 Surat 24,000 Thiruvananthapuram 78,000 Mumbai 27,000 Goa 48,000 Pune 28,000 Gwalior 11,500 Kolkata 29,000 Guwahati 53,000 (PTI)