Freight rates up on tight trucks position

NEW DELHI, May 6:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section went up by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following shortage of trucks against pick up in cargo movements.
Transporters said increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks in the market, mainly pushed up freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Puducherry freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 57,000, Rs 60,000 and Rs 70,000.
Rates to Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa and Kolkata also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 64,000, Rs 66,000, Rs 58,000 and Rs 33,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur          16,000      Hyderabad               57,000 Chandigarh      17,000      Vijayawada              60,000 Ludhiana        18,000      Bengaluru               64,000 Kanpur          18,000      Chennai                 66,000 Indore          20,000      Mysore                  67,000 Ahmedabad       22,000      Puducherry              70,000 Baroda          24,000      Coimbatore              74,000 Patna           26,000      Kochi                   80,000 Surat           28,000      Thiruvananthapuram 84,000 Mumbai          30,000      Goa                     58,000 Pune            31,000      Gwalior                 15,000 Kolkata         33,000      Guwahati                59,000 (PTI)