NEW DELHI, Nov 5: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations were down by up to Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said large position of trucks in the market mainly brought down some of the centres freight rates.
Delhi to Chennai and Mysore freight rates fell by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 66,000 and Rs 69,000.
Rates to Jaipur and Chandigarh also moved down by Rs 500 each to Rs 17,000 and Rs 18,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 59,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 61,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 64,000 Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 66,000 Indore 24,000 Mysore 69,000 Ahmedabad 22,000 Puducherry 73,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 77,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 80,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 86,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 57,000 Pune 33,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 59,000 (PTI)