Kochi, Hyderabad freight rates up on tight truck position

NEW DELHI, Jan 23: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for Hyderabad and Kochi rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following tight availability of trucks against limited cargo movements.
Transporters said shortage of trucks in the markets mainy caused the rise in Kochi and Hyderabad freight rates.
Capital to Hyderabad and Kochi freight rates asked higher by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 52,000 and Rs 71,000.
Elsewhere, other centres freight rates hovered around overnight levels.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      14,500  Hyderabad           52,000 Chandigarh  16,000  Vijayawada          54,000 Ludhiana    17,500  Bengaluru           60,000 Kanpur      18,000  Chennai             62,000 Indore      19,500  Mysore              64,000 Ahmedabad   20,500  Puducherry          65,000 Baroda      23,500  Coimbatore          68,000 Patna       23,500  Kochi               71,000 Surat       25,000  Thiruvananthapuram  78,000 Mumbai      27,500  Goa                 50,000 Pune        28,500  Gwalior             12,000 Kolkata     30,500  Guwahati            54,000 (PTI)