Freight rates up as cargo movements pick up

NEW DELHI, May 21: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section hardened by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following pick up in cargo movements amid tight positions of trucks.

Transporters said thin availability of trucks against pick-up in cargo movements mainly pushed up freight rates for select destinations.

Capital to Kochi, Chennai and Vijaywada freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 75,000, Rs 64,000 and Rs 55,000.

Rates to Hyderabad, Goa and Guwahati also went up by Rs 1,000 to Rs 53,000, Rs 52,000 and Rs 54,000.

Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      15,000  Hyderabad           53,000 Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada          55,000 Ludhiana    19,000  Bengaluru           61,000 Kanpur      20,000  Chennai             64,000 Indore      21,000  Mysore              65,000 Ahmedabad   21,000  Puducherry          67,000 Baroda      23,500  Coimbatore          71,000 Patna       25,000  Kochi               75,000 Surat       26,000  Thiruvananthapuram  80,000 Mumbai      27,000  Goa                 52,000 Pune        28,000  Gwalior             15,000 Kolkata     32,000  Guwahati            54,000 (PTI)