Freight rates fall on adequate position of trucks

NEW DELHI, Nov 15:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section to select destinations declined by Rs.1,000 at the local truck transport market today following easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said heavy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements, mainly pulled down freight rates.
Capital to Chandigarh, Gwalior, Ahmedabad and Patna rates moved down by Rs.1,000 each to Rs.17,000, Rs.14,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000.
Rates to Mumbai, Kolkata, Banglore and Thiruvananthapuram also went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 27,000, Rs 30,000, Rs 61,000 and Rs 77,000.
Following are today’s freights per nine-tonne load (in Rs):
Jaipur      15,000  Hyderabad           56,000 Chandigarh  17,000  Vijayawada          58,000 Ludhiana    18,000  Bangalore           61,000 Kanpur      19,000  Chennai             63,000 Indore      20,000  Mysore              65,000 Ahmedabad   20,000  Pondicherry         64,000 Baroda      23,000  Coimbatore          69,000 Patna       25,000  Kochi               74,000 Surat       25,000  Thiruvananthapuram  77,000 Mumbai      27,000  Goa                 51,000 Pune        29,000  Gwalior             14,000 Kolkata     30,000  Guwahati            52,000. (PTI)