Freight rates up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Apr 9:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section improved by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following better cargo movements amid tight position of trucks.
Transporters said pick up in cargo arrivals amid tight position of trucks in the markets, mainly pushed up some of centres freight rates.
Delhi to Ludhiana, Kanpur, Ahmedabad and Surat freight rates rose by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 18,000, Rs 20,000, Rs 21,000 and Rs 26,000.
Baroda, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai rates also moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 23,000, Rs 28,000, Rs 31,000, Rs 61,000 and Rs 64,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      15,000  Hyderabad           50,000 Chandigarh  17,000  Vijayawada          53,000 Ludhiana    18,000  Bengaluru           61,000 Kanpur      20,000  Chennai             64,000 Indore      22,000  Mysore              66,000 Ahmedabad   21,000  Puducherry          68,000 Baroda      23,000  Coimbatore          70,000 Patna       24,000  Kochi               73,000 Surat       26,000  Thiruvananthapuram  79,000 Mumbai      28,000  Goa                 52,000 Pune        28,000  Gwalior             13,500 Kolkata     31,000  Guwahati            51,000 (PTI)