NEW DELHI, Sept 3: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market today following pick up in cargo movements amid tight availability of trucks.
Transporters said increased cargo movements against the tight position of trucks, pushed up freight rates for some destinations.
Capital to Patna, Surat, Mumbai and Pune freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 29,000, Rs 28,000, Rs 32,000 and Rs 33,000.
Rates to Kanpur, Indore and Ahmedabad also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 23,000, Rs 24,000 and Rs 26,000.
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 23,000 Chennai 68,000 Indore 24,000 Mysore 70,000 Ahmedabad 26,000 Puducherry 73,000 Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 76,000 Patna 29,000 Kochi 81,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 86,000 Mumbai 32,000 Goa 55,000 Pune 33,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 35,000 Guwahati 59,000 (PTI)