NEW DELHI, July 22: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations eased by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following excess position of trucks amid restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said large availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements, led to the decline in freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore and Puducherry moved down by Rs 1000 each to Rs 80,000, Rs 68,000 and Rs 65,000.
Rates to Mysore, Chandigarh and Pune also went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 63,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 26,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 14,000 Hyderabad 55,000 Chandigarh 15,000 Vijayawada 57,000 Ludhiana 17,000 Bengaluru 60,000 Kanpur 19,000 Chennai 62,000 Indore 20,000 Mysore 63,000 Ahmedabad 19,000 Puducherry 65,000 Baroda 22,000 Coimbatore 68,000 Patna 24,000 Kochi 71,000 Surat 23,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 25,000 Goa 57,000 Pune 26,000 Gwalior 12,000 Kolkata 28,000 Guwahati 60,000 (PTI)