NEW DELHI, Mar 10: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select southern destinations turned weak by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following huge availability of trucks against thin cargo movements.
Transporters said besides restricted movements of cargo, heavy position of trucks in the market resulted in a fall of some of the southern destinations freight rates.
Delhi to Bengaluru, Mysore and Coimbatore freight rates dropped by Rs 1000 each to Rs 60,000, Rs 64,000 and Rs 69,000.
Rates to Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram also moved down by Rs 1000 each to Rs 72,000 and Rs 80,000.
Elsewhere, rest all other centers freight rates hovered around overnight levels on some support.
Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs):
Jaipur 17,500 Hyderabad 55,000 Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 57,000 Ludhiana 20,500 Bengaluru 60,000 Kanpur 21,500 Chennai 62,000 Indore 22,000 Mysore 64,000 Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 67,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 69,000 Patna 28,000 Kochi 72,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram80,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 59,000 Pune 30,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 61,000 (PTI)