NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select centres moved up by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following less availability of trucks as compared to pick up in cargo movements.
Transporters said increased cargo movements and thin position of trucks mainly pushed up some of centres freight rates.
Delhi to Kolkata and Patna freight rates went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 34,000 and Rs 28,000.
Rates to Goa and Thiruvananthapuram also rose by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 59,000 and Rs 86,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 58,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 60,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bengaluru 66,000 Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 69,000 Indore 23,000 Mysore 71,000 Ahmedabad 25,000 Puducherry 74,000 Baroda 27,000 Coimbatore 76,000 Patna 28,000 Kochi 81,000 Surat 29,000 Thiruvananthapuram 86,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 59,000 Pune 33,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 34,000 Guwahati 60,000 (PTI)