Freight rates for select destinations up on cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Aug 6:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 500 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today on pick up in cargo movements amid less availability of trucks.
Transporters said increased cargo movements agaisnt tight position of trucks largely pushed up  freight rates for select destinations.
Freight rates from Delhi to Kanpur, Ahmedabad and Baroda were higher by Rs 500 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 24,000 and Rs 26,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      16,000  Hyderabad           58,000 Chandigarh  17,000  Vijayawada          60,000 Ludhiana    19,000  Bengaluru           66,000 Kanpur      22,000  Chennai             69,000 Indore      23,000  Mysore              70,000 Ahmedabad   24,000  Puducherry          72,000 Baroda      26,000  Coimbatore          75,000 Patna       27,000  Kochi               81,000 Surat       27,000  Thiruvananthapuram  85,000 Mumbai      30,000  Goa                 56,000 Pune        32,000  Gwalior             15,000 Kolkata     34,000  Guwahati            59,000 (PTI)

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