NEW DELHI, Apr 19: Freight rates for ten-tonne load section declined in the local truck transport market today following tight cargo movements amid easy availability of trucks.
Transporters said fall in cargo movements, sparked by heavy position of trucks, mainly pulled down freight rates.
Delhi to Surat, Pune and Kolkata rates moved down by Rs 1000 each to Rs 29,000, Rs 32,000 and Rs 33,000 respectively.
Rates to Mumbai, Chennai and Coimbatore also went down by Rs 1000 each to Rs 30,000, Rs 69,000 and Rs.73,000.
The following were today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 21,500 Hyderabad 60,000
Chandigarh 22,000 Vijayawada 63,000
Ludhiana 22,500 Bangalore 67,000
Kanpur 23,000 Chennai 69,000
Indore 23,500 Mysore 70,000
Ahmedabad 25,000 Pondicherry 71,000
Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 73,000
Patna 28,000 Kochi 76,000
Surat 29,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 57,000
Pune 32,000 Gwalior 15,000
Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 55,000. (PTI)