Freight rates fall on easy position of trucks

NEW DELHI, June 28: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today due to restricted cargo movements against comfortable position of trucks.

Transporters said, besides restricted cargo movements, large position of trucks pulled down freight rates for some destinations.

Delhi to Bengaluru, Chennai, Mysore and Coimbatore freight rates eased by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 63,000, Rs 65,000, Rs 68,000 and Rs 72,000, respectively.

Rates to Kochi, Guwahati, Goa, Patna, Baroda and Ahmedabad also fell by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 78,000, Rs 62,000, Rs 61,000, Rs 28,000, Rs 26,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.

Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur                    19,000              Hyderabad                58,000 Chandigarh             20,000            Vijayawada               60,000 Ludhiana                   21,000            Bengaluru    63,000 Kanpur                     22,000            Chennai                    65,000 Indore                         24,000            Mysore                       68,000

Ahmedabad              25,000        Puducherry       68,000 Baroda                      26,000            Coimbatore             72,000 Patna                        28,000            Kochi                          78,000 Surat                         28,000              Thiruvananthapuram82,000 Mumbai                  30,000        Goa                    61,000 Pune                          32,000            Gwalior                      17,000 Kolkata                     33,000            Guwahati       62,000

 

(PTI)