Freight rates move up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Mar 24:Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section improved by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following tight position of trucks amid busy cargo movements.

Transporters said besides increased movements of cargo movements, shortage of trucks in the market caused the rise in freight rates of some of the centres.

Delhi to Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Bengaluru rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 56,000, Rs 58,000 and Rs 61,000, respectively.

Rates to Mysore and Coimbatore freights also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 65,000 and Rs 69,000, respectively.

All other freight rates remained at overnight levels on some support.

Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur                     17,000              Hyderabad                56,000 Chandigarh             19,000            Vijayawada               58,000 Ludhiana                20,000            Bengaluru                 61,000 Kanpur                     21,000            Chennai                         62,000 Indore                       22,000            Mysore                       65,000 Ahmedabad             23,000              Puducherry               66,000 Baroda                      25,000            Coimbatore               69,000 Patna                               26,000            Kochi                          71,000 Surat                         27,000              Thiruvananthapuram80,000 Mumbai                  29,500            Goa                             58,000 Pune                                30,500            Gwalior                      15,000 Kolkata                     32,500            Guwahati                        60,000 (PTI)