Freight rates move up on tight trucks position

NEW DELHI, June 9: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay
Load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 at the local  truck transport market in the national capital today following heavy movements of cargo amid shortage of trucks.
Transporters said paucity of trucks in the market amid busy cargo movements led to the rise in some of centres’ freight rates.
Delhi to Hyderabad, Goa and Indore freight rates  moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 58,000, Rs 62,000 and Rs 24,000.
Rates to Kochi, Vijayawada and Guwahati also moved up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 79,000, Rs 60,000 and Rs 63,000.
Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur              18,000      Hyderabad             58,000 Chandigarh      19,000      Vijayawada            60,000 Ludhiana        20,000      Bengaluru               61,000 Kanpur              22,000      Chennai                 63,000 Indore              24,000      Mysore                  67,000 Ahmedabad       26,000      Puducherry            67,000 Baroda              27,000      Coimbatore            73,000 Patna               29,000     Kochi                   79,000 Surat               28,000      Thiruvananthapuram82,000 Mumbai          30,000      Goa                     62,000 Pune                32,000      Gwalior                 17,000 Kolkata             33,000      Guwahati                63,000 (PTI)