Freight rates for select destinations decline

NEW DELHI, Nov 5: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations were down by up to Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements.

Transporters said large position of trucks in the market mainly brought down some of the centres freight rates.

Delhi to Chennai and Mysore freight rates fell by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 66,000 and Rs 69,000.

Rates to Jaipur and Chandigarh also moved down by Rs 500 each to Rs 17,000 and Rs 18,000.

Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      17,000  Hyderabad           59,000 Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada          61,000 Ludhiana    19,000  Bengaluru           64,000 Kanpur      21,000  Chennai             66,000 Indore      24,000  Mysore              69,000 Ahmedabad   22,000  Puducherry          73,000 Baroda      25,000  Coimbatore          77,000 Patna       27,000  Kochi               80,000 Surat       28,000  Thiruvananthapuram  86,000 Mumbai      30,000  Goa                 57,000 Pune        33,000  Gwalior             14,000 Kolkata     33,000  Guwahati            59,000 (PTI)