NEW DELHI, June 9: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay
Load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following heavy movements of cargo amid shortage of trucks.
Transporters said paucity of trucks in the market amid busy cargo movements led to the rise in some of centres’ freight rates.
Delhi to Hyderabad, Goa and Indore freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 58,000, Rs 62,000 and Rs 24,000.
Rates to Kochi, Vijayawada and Guwahati also moved up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 79,000, Rs 60,000 and Rs 63,000.
Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 18,000 Hyderabad 58,000 Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 60,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bengaluru 61,000 Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 24,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 26,000 Puducherry 67,000 Baroda 27,000 Coimbatore 73,000 Patna 29,000 Kochi 79,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram82,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 62,000 Pune 32,000 Gwalior 17,000 Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 63,000 (PTI)