Freight rates for select destinations up

NEW DELHI, May 25:  Freight rates for 10-tonne load for select destinations rose by Rs 500 in the local truck transport market today on increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.

Transporters said increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks mainly pushed up select destinations freight rates.

Freight rates from Delhi to Jaipur, Chandigarh and Ludhiana were up b Rs 500 each to Rs 15,500, Rs 17,500 and Rs 18,500, respectively.

The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      15,500  Hyderabad   50,000

Chandigarh  17,500  Vijayawada  53,000

Ludhiana    18,500  Bangalore   63,000

Kanpur      17,000  Chennai     65,000

Indore      20,000  Mysore      67,000

Ahmedabad   22,000  Pondicherry 69,000

Baroda      24,000  Coimbatore  69,000

Patna       26,000  Kochi       74,000

Surat       24,000  Thiruvananthapuram 78,000 Mumbai      26,000  Goa         52,000

Pune        29,000  Gwalior     11,000

Kolkata     31,000  Guwahati    51,000. (PTI)