NEW DELHI, June 19: Freight rates for ten-tonne pay load section improved by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following tight position of trucks due to bad road conditions in several parts due to heavy rains.
Transporters said the rise in freight rates for some destinations due to tight availability of trucks due to heavy rains in several parts of the country.
Freight rates for Delhi to Guwahati and Goa moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 55,000 and Rs 52,000.
Rates to Mumbai, Pune and Baroda also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 28,000, Rs 31,000 and Rs 24,000.
Patna, Ahmedabad and Surat freights also asked higher by Rs 1000 at Rs 26,000, Rs 22,000 and Rs 26,000.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 51,000
Chandigarh 17,000 Vijayawada 53,000
Ludhiana 18,000 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 70,000
Patna 26,000 Kochi 73,000
Surat 26,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 28,000 Goa 52,000
Pune 31,000 Gwalior 10,000
Kolkata 30,000 Guwahati 55,000
(PTI)