NEW DELHI, Apr 28: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations went up by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following tight availability of trucks as compared to pick-up in cargo movements.
Transporters said besides increased cargo movements, short position of trucks, mainly pushed up freight rates.
The freight rates from capital to Hyderabad, Kolkata and Puducherry moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 57,000, Rs 33,000 and Rs 65,000, respectively.
Rates to Mysore, Coimbatore, Kochi and Mumbai also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 67,000, Rs 70,000, Rs 74,000 and Rs 30,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 57,000 Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 59,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bengaluru 61,000 Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 23,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 65,000 Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 70,000 Patna 28,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram79,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 61,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 60,000
(PTI)