NEW DELHI, Mar 11: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following tight movements of cargo against excess position of trucks.
Transporters said huge position of trucks against restricted cargo movements mainly pulled down freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Indore, Baroda, Patna and Pune freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 21,000, Rs 23,000, Rs 26,000 and Rs 29,000.
Rates to Mumbai, Coimbatore, Kochi and Bengaluru also moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 27,000, Rs 74,000, Rs 77,000 and Rs 64,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 56,000 Chandigarh 17,000 Vijayawada 58,000 Ludhiana 18,000 Bengaluru 64,000 Kanpur 19,000 Chennai 66,000 Indore 21,000 Mysore 68,000 Ahmedabad 22,000 Puducherry 71,000 Baroda 23,000 Coimbatore 74,000 Patna 26,000 Kochi 77,000 Surat 26,000 Thiruvananthapuram 85,000 Mumbai 27,000 Goa 56,000 Pune 29,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 31,000 Guwahati 59,000 (PTI)
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