Freight rates up on increased cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Dec 29: Freight rates improved by Rs 1,000 for 10 tonne load in the local truck transport market today following busy cargo movements amid tight position of trucks.
Transporters said less availability of trucks in the markets against brisk cargo movement mainly pushed up the freights.
Delhi to Pune, Chennai, Coimbatore and Ahmedabad rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 30,000, Rs 63,000, Rs 68,000 and Rs 22,000 respectively.
Rates to Baroda, Banglore, and Pondicherry also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 24,000, Rs 61,000 and Rs 66,000.
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 63,000
Indore 19,000 Mysore 64,000
Ahmedabad 22,000 Pondicherry 66,000
Baroda 24,000 Coimbatore 68,000
Patna 26,000 Kochi 70,000
Surat 24,000 Thiruvananthapuram 79,000 Mumbai 27,000 Goa 47,000
Pune 30,000 Gwalior 10,000
Kolkata 31,000 Guwahati 48,000. (PTI)