Freight rates up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, June 17: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section were up by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following busy cargo movements amid less position of trucks.

Transporters said shortage of trucks against pick up in cargo movements, mainly pushed up freight rates for select destinations.

Delhi to Surat, Mumbai and Kolkatta freight rates were up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 28,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 33,000.

Rates to Mysore and Coimbatore freight rates also went up by Rs 500 each to Rs 68,000 and Rs 74,000.

Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur           16,000            Hyderabad                       57,000 Chandigarh             17,000            Vijayawada               60,000 Ludhiana    19,000              Bengaluru                 63,000 Kanpur         20,000            Chennai                    65,000 Indore                  22,000            Mysore                       68,000 Ahmedabad             23,000            Puducherry                      69,000 Baroda          25,000            Coimbatore               74,000 Patna            27,000            Kochi                           77,000 Surat             28,000            Thiruvananthapuram          85,000 Mumbai        30,000              Goa                             59,000 Pune             30,000            Gwalior                      15,000 Kolkata                 33,000            Guwahati                   61,000 (PTI)