NEW DELHI, May 13: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market today largely on short availability of trucks in the market.
Transporters said tight position of trucks against pick up in cargoes, pushed up freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Patna, Mumbai and Kanpur freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 27,000, Rs 31,000 and Rs 20,000.
Elsewhere, other centres freight hovered around previous levels on some support.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 58,000 Chandigarh 17,000 Vijayawada 61,000 Ludhiana 18,000 Bengaluru 65,000 Kanpur 20,000 Chennai 66,000 Indore 21,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 70,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 74,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 80,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 84,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 58,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 61,000 (PTI)
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