NEW DELHI, Aug 20: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select southern destinations rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following pick up in cargo movements along with tight trucks position.
Transporters said tight availability of trucks in the markets against better cargo movements, mainly pushed up freight rates for some destinations.
Capital to Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi freight rates rose by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 87,000 and Rs 82,000, respectively.
Rates to Coimbatore and Mysore also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 76,000 and Rs 70,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 58,000 Chandigarh 17,000 Vijayawada 59,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 65,000 Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 68,000 Indore 23,000 Mysore 70,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Puducherry 73,000 Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 76,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 81,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 86,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 55,000 Pune 32,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 34,000 Guwahati 59,000 (PTI)
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