NEW DELHI, July 16: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section displayed a firm trend at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following less availability of trucks against cargo movements.
Transporters said tight position of trucks in the market following blockage of roads due to monsoon rains, sparked by persistent arrivals of cargo, mainly brought the rise in freight rates.
Delhi to Gwalior, Guwahati, Kolkata and Mumbai rates rose by Rs 1000 each to Rs 16,500, Rs 60,000, Rs 34,000 and Rs 31,000.
Rates to Patna, Pune, Kanpur and Hyderabad also moved up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 27,000, Rs 32,000, Rs 23,000 and Rs 59,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,500 Hyderabad 59,000 Chandigarh 18,500 Vijayawada 61,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bengaluru 66,000 Kanpur 23,000 Chennai 68,000 Indore 24,000 Mysore 70,000 Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 72,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 77,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 82,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 85,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 57,000 Pune 32,000 Gwalior 16,500 Kolkata 34,000 Guwahati 60,000 (PTI)