NEW DELHI, July 6: Freight rates for nine tonne load hardened up to Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market here today following less availability of trucks.
Transporters said busy cargo movements and less position of trucks mainly pushed up freight rates.
Delhi to Indore, Jaipur and Kanpur rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 21,000, Rs 17,000 and Rs 21,000, respectively.
Rates to Hyderabad, Vijaywada and Chandigarh also rose by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 54,000, Rs 56,000 and Rs 18,000, respectively.
The following were today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 54,000
Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 56,000
Ludhiana 19,000 Bangalore 64,000
Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 66,000
Indore 21,000 Mysore 68,000
Ahmedabad 23,000 Pondicherry 70,000
Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 72,000
Patna 27,000 Kochi 75,000
Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 52,000
Pune 32,000 Gwalior 10,000
Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 55,000. (PTI)