Freight rates rise on pick up in cargo movements

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)