NEW DELHI, Aug 11: Freight rates for the nine-metric tonne pay load section declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital following excess position of trucks against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said heavy availability of trucks in the market along with reduced cargo movements mainly pulled down some freight rates.
Capital to Jaipur, Gwalior and Kanpur freight rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 17,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 21,000.
Rates to Ahmedabad, Patna, Surat and Mumbai also went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 29,000, Rs 27,000 and Rs 29,000.
Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 56,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 59,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bengaluru 62,000 Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 64,000
Indore 22,000 Mysore 66,000
Ahmedabad 22,000 Puducherry 68,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 71,000 Patna 29,000 Kochi 76,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 82,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 59,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 61,000 (PTI)