Freight rates slip on easy availability of trucks

NEW DELHI, May 7:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following easy availability of trucks amid restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said comfortable position of trucks against slowdown in cargo movements, mainly pulled down freight rates.
Delhi to Indore, Ahmedabad and Baroda freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 21,000 and Rs 23,000.
Rates to Surat, Mumbai and Kolkatta also fell by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 26,000, Rs 27,000 and Rs 32,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      16,000  Hyderabad           52,000 Chandigarh  19,000  Vijayawada          54,000 Ludhiana    19,500  Bengaluru           62,000 Kanpur      20,000  Chennai             65,000 Indore      22,000  Mysore              67,000 Ahmedabad   21,000  Puducherry          68,000 Baroda      23,000  Coimbatore          71,000 Patna       25,000  Kochi               74,000 Surat       26,000  Thiruvananthapuram  80,000 Mumbai      27,000  Goa                 52,000 Pune        27,000  Gwalior             14,500 Kolkata     32,000  Guwahati            53,000 (PTI)