Freight rates up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Jan 19:  Freight rates for 10-tonne load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following busy cargo movements coupled with less position of trucks.
Transporters said increased arrivals of cargo and short position of trucks mainly pushed up some of centres freight rates.
Delhi to Coimbatore and Kochi rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 71,000 and Rs 73,000, respectively.
Rates to Guwahati and Pondicherry also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 50,000 and Rs 68,000, respectively.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      13,000  Hyderabad   45,000
Chandigarh  15,000  Vijayawada  47,000
Ludhiana    17,000  Bangalore   61,000
Kanpur      18,000  Chennai     64,000
Indore      19,000  Mysore      65,000
Ahmedabad   22,000  Pondicherry 68,000
Baroda      24,000  Coimbatore  71,000
Patna       26,000  Kochi       73,000
Surat       25,000  Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai      28,000  Goa         48,000
Pune        30,000  Gwalior     10,000
Kolkata     31,000  Guwahati    50,000. (PTI)