Freight rates for select centres rise

NEW DELHI, June 16:  Freight rates for ten-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 500 in the local truck transport market today on increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.
Transporters said increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks mainly led pushed up rates for select destinations.
From Delhi to Jaipur, Chandigarh and Ludhiana freight rates quoted higher by Rs 500 each to Rs 19,500, Rs 20,500 and Rs 22,500 respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      19,500  Hyderabad   60,000
Chandigarh  20,500  Vijayawada  62,000
Ludhiana    22,500  Bangalore   65,000
Kanpur      22,000  Chennai     67,000
Indore      24,000  Mysore      70,000
Ahmedabad   25,000  Pondicherry 70,000
Baroda      26,000  Coimbatore  73,000
Patna       29,000  Kochi       76,000
Surat       29,000  Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai      30,000  Goa         56,000
Pune        31,000  Gwalior     16,000
Kolkata     33,000  Guwahati    55,000. (PTI)