Freight rates decline on excess position of trucks

NEW DELHI, Dec 23:  Freight rates for the nine-tonne payload section for select destinations went down by Rs 1,000 at the local trucks transport market in the national capital today following huge availability of trucks as compared to cargo movements.
Transporters said large position of trucks against restricted cargo movements caused the downfall in freight rates of some centres.
Delhi to Chandigarh, Jaipur, Baroda and Surat freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 19,000, Rs 17,000, Rs 23,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.
Rates to Pune, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad and Bengaluru also moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 29,000, Rs 60,000, Rs 13,000,Rs 56,000 and Rs 62,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur          17,000      Hyderabad               56,000 Chandigarh      19,000      Vijayawada              59,000 Ludhiana        20,000      Bengaluru               62,000 Kanpur          21,000      Chennai                 65,000 Indore          21,000      Mysore                  66,000 Ahmedabad       22,000      Puducherry              67,000 Baroda          23,000      Coimbatore              70,000 Patna           25,000      Kochi                   72,000 Surat           25,000      Thiruvananthapuram     83,000 Mumbai          27,000      Goa                     58,000 Pune            29,000      Gwalior                 13,000 Kolkata         32,000      Guwahati                60,000 (PTI)