Freight rates remain steady

NEW DELHI, Jan 9:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section held steady in the local market in the national capital today on restricted cargo movements against easy availability of trucks.
Transporters said restricted cargo movements against adequate position of trucks mainly kept freight rates at previous levels.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      14,500  Hyderabad           50,000 Chandigarh  15,500  Vijayawada          53,000 Ludhiana    17,000  Bengaluru           59,000 Kanpur      18,000  Chennai             61,000 Indore      19,000  Mysore              63,000 Ahmedabad   20,500  Puducherry          65,000 Baroda      23,500  Coimbatore          67,000 Patna       23,500  Kochi               70,000 Surat       25,000  Thiruvananthapuram  78,000 Mumbai      27,500  Goa                 50,000 Pune        28,500  Gwalior             12,000 Kolkata     30,500  Guwahati            54,000 (PTI)