Freight rates up on tight position of trucks

NEW DELHI, June 11:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section rose by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following tight position of trucks against cargo movements.
Transporters said tight availability of trucks and better cargo movements, largely pushed up some of centres freight rates.
Delhi to Jaipur, Kanpur and Surat freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 18,000, Rs 21,000 and Rs 28,000.
Rates to Vijaywada and Bengaluru also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 59,000 and Rs 65,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      18,000  Hyderabad           56,000 Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada          59,000 Ludhiana    20,000  Bengaluru           65,000 Kanpur      21,000  Chennai             66,000 Indore      24,000  Mysore              68,000 Ahmedabad   23,000  Puducherry          68,000 Baroda      26,000  Coimbatore          73,000 Patna       26,000  Kochi               77,000 Surat       28,000  Thiruvananthapuram  82,000 Mumbai      30,000  Goa                 55,000 Pune        31,000  Gwalior             16,000 Kolkata     33,000  Guwahati            57,000 (PTI)
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