Indore, Patna freight rates rise on less position of trucks

NEW DELHI, Oct 8:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section of Patna and Indore rose by Rs 1,000 each at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following tight position of trucks in the market.
Transporters said tight availability of trucks for Patna and Indore mainly led to the rise in freight rates for these destinations.
Delhi to Patna and Indore freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 29,000 and Rs 26,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      17,000  Hyderabad           60,000 Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada          62,000 Ludhiana    19,000  Bengaluru           65,000 Kanpur      22,000  Chennai             68,000 Indore      26,000  Mysore              71,000 Ahmedabad   24,000  Puducherry          74,000 Baroda      27,000  Coimbatore          78,000 Patna       29,000  Kochi               81,000 Surat       30,000  Thiruvananthapuram  87,000 Mumbai      33,000  Goa                 58,000 Pune        35,000  Gwalior             14,000 Kolkata     35,000  Guwahati            61,000 (PTI)