Freight rates up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Oct 1:  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 busy cargo movements amid tight position of trucks in the market.
Transporters said increased cargo movements and tight position of trucks mainly pushed up the freight rates.
Delhi to Mumbai, Pune and Vijayawada freight moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 33,000, Rs 35,000 and Rs 62,000, respectively.
Baroda, Surat and Hyderabad freights also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 26,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 60,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      17,000  Hyderabad           60,000 Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada          62,000 Ludhiana    19,000  Bengaluru           65,000 Kanpur      21,000  Chennai             68,000 Indore      25,000  Mysore              71,000 Ahmedabad   24,000  Puducherry          74,000 Baroda      26,000  Coimbatore          78,000 Patna       28,000  Kochi               81,000 Surat       30,000  Thiruvananthapuram  87,000 Mumbai      33,000  Goa                 58,000 Pune        35,000  Gwalior             14,000 Kolkata     35,000  Guwahati            61,000 (PTI)