Freight rates up on busy cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Feb 2:  Freight rates for 10-tonne load rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today, following increased movements of cargo.
Transporters said increased arrivals of cargo and tight position of trucks mainly pushed up freights.
Capital to Vijaywada, Goa and Mysore rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 49,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 67,000, respectively.
Freights to Patna, Indore and Jaipur also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 27,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 14,000, respectively.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      14,000  Hyderabad   47,000
Chandigarh  15,000  Vijayawada  49,000
Ludhiana    17,000  Bangalore   62,000
Kanpur      18,000  Chennai     64,000
Indore      20,000  Mysore      67,000
Ahmedabad   22,000  Pondicherry 69,000
Baroda      24,000  Coimbatore  71,000
Patna       27,000  Kochi       74,000
Surat       25,000  Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai      28,000  Goa         50,000
Pune        30,000  Gwalior     10,000
Kolkata     32,000  Guwahati    50,000. (PTI)