Freight rates up for select destinations

NEW DELHI, Jan 2:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 500 in the local market in the national capital here today on pick up in cargo movements against tight position of trucks.
Transporters said pick up in cargo movements against tight availability of trucks mainly led to the rise in select destinations freight rates.
Freight rates from Delhi to Jaipur, Chandigarh and Gwalior were up by Rs 500 each to Rs 14,500, Rs 15,500 and Rs 12,000 respectively.
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             60,000 Indore      19,000  Mysore              62,000 Ahmedabad   20,000  Puducherry          64,000 Baroda      23,000  Coimbatore          67,000 Patna       23,000  Kochi               70,000 Surat       25,000  Thiruvananthapuram  78,000 Mumbai      27,000  Goa                 50,000 Pune        28,000  Gwalior             12,000 Kolkata     30,000  Guwahati            54,000 (PTI)