Freight rates up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, May 10:  Freight rates for 10-tonne pay load section to select destinations rose up to Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today largely on the back of increased cargo movements against tight position of trucks.
Transporters said besides thin availability of trucks in the markets, increased arrivals of cargo mainly led to rise in freight rates for some centres.
Delhi to Coimbatore and Chennai rates went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 75,000 and Rs 69,000.
Rates to Patna and Baroda also moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 30,000 and Rs 27,000.
Following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      22,000  Hyderabad   62,000
Chandigarh  22,000  Vijayawada  64,000
Ludhiana    22,500  Bangalore   66,000
Kanpur      23,000  Chennai     69,000
Indore      24,000  Mysore      71,000
Ahmedabad   25,000  Pondicherry 70,000
Baroda      27,000  Coimbatore  75,000
Patna       30,000  Kochi       77,000
Surat       29,000  Thiruvananthapuram 81,000 Mumbai      31,000  Goa         57,000
Pune        33,000  Gwalior     15,000
Kolkata     34,000  Guwahati    55,000. (PTI)