Freight rates decline on excess trucks position
NEW DELHI, July 30:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section eased by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following easy position of trucks amid restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said comfortable trucks position in the markets against slowdown in cargo movements, mainly led to decline freight rates for some destinations.
Delhi to Kanpur, Jaipur and Chandigarh fell by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 23,500, Rs 16,000 and Rs 17,000.
Rates to Gwalior and Goa also moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 15,000 and Rs 56,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      16,000  Hyderabad           59,000 Chandigarh  17,000  Vijayawada          61,000 Ludhiana    20,000  Bengaluru           66,000 Kanpur      23,500  Chennai             69,000 Indore      24,000  Mysore              70,000 Ahmedabad   23,500  Puducherry          73,000 Baroda      25,500  Coimbatore          76,000 Patna       27,000  Kochi               82,000 Surat       28,000  Thiruvananthapuram  85,000 Mumbai      31,000  Goa                 56,000 Pune        33,000  Gwalior             15,000 Kolkata     34,000  Guwahati            60,000 (PTI)

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