Freight rates up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, June 3: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section were higher by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following shortage of trucks against busy cargo movements.
Transporters said pick up cargo movements and less position of trucks in the market mainly pushed up freight rates.
Delhi to Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Puducherry freight rates moved up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 58,000, Rs 61,000 and Rs 70,000.
Rates to Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa and Kolkata also went up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 64,000, Rs 66,000, Rs 60,000 and Rs 33,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur          17,000      Hyderabad               58,000 Chandigarh      17,000      Vijayawada              61,000 Ludhiana        19,000      Bengaluru               64,000 Kanpur          20,000      Chennai                 66,000 Indore          21,000      Mysore                  67,000 Ahmedabad       22,000      Puducherry              70,000 Baroda          25,000      Coimbatore              73,000 Patna           27,000      Kochi                   78,000 Surat           28,000      Thiruvananthapuram 84,000 Mumbai          30,000      Goa                     60,000 Pune            31,000      Gwalior                 15,000 Kolkata         33,000      Guwahati                60,000 (PTI)