Freight rates up on tight trucks position, busy cargo

NEW DELHI, July 23:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section spurted by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following tight position of trucks in the market against increased cargo movements.
Transporters said shortage of trucks against pick up in cargo movements, mainly led to rise freight rates.
Delhi to Kanpur, Indore and Patna freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 24,500, Rs 25,000 and Rs 28,000.
Rates to Surat, Mumbai, Pune and Baroda also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 29,000, Rs 32,000, Rs 33,000 and Rs 26,500.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      18,000  Hyderabad           59,000 Chandigarh  19,000  Vijayawada          61,000 Ludhiana    20,000  Bengaluru           66,000 Kanpur      24,500  Chennai             69,000 Indore      25,000  Mysore              71,000 Ahmedabad   24,500  Puducherry          73,000 Baroda      26,500  Coimbatore          77,000 Patna       28,000  Kochi               82,000 Surat       29,000  Thiruvananthapuram  85,000 Mumbai      32,000  Goa                 57,000 Pune        33,000  Gwalior             17,000 Kolkata     34,000  Guwahati            60,000 (PTI)