NEW DELHI, June 24: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section dropped by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following easy availability of trucks in the market against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said besides restricted cargo movements, heavy position of trucks largely pulled down freight rates.
Delhi to Kanpur, Chandigarh, Gwalior and Mumbai freight rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 19,000, Rs 16,000, Rs 14,000 and Rs 29,000, respectively.
Rates to Ahmedabad, Indore, Baroda, Surat and Kolkata also went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 21,000, Rs 24,000, Rs 26,000 and Rs 31,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 57,000 Chandigarh 16,000 Vijayawada 60,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 63,000 Kanpur 19,000 Chennai 65,000 Indore 21,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 22,000 Puducherry 69,000 Baroda 24,000 Coimbatore 73,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 76,000 Surat 26,000 Thiruvananthapuram 84,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 58,000 Pune 30,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 31,000 Guwahati 61,000 (PTI)