Freights rise on better cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Dec 12:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today on pickup in cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.
Transporters said increased cargo movements against less availability of trucks mainly led to the rise in freight rates.
Freight rates from Delhi to Coimbatore, Kochi and Thirunvananthapuram went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 66,000, Rs 69,000 and Rs 78,000.
Rates to Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jaipur were also up by Rs 500 each to Rs 14,000, Rs 16,500 and Rs 13,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      13,000  Hyderabad           49,000 Chandigarh  14,000  Vijayawada          52,000 Ludhiana    16,500  Bengaluru           58,000 Kanpur      18,000  Chennai             60,000 Indore      19,000  Mysore              62,000 Ahmedabad   20,000  Puducherry          63,000 Baroda      22,000  Coimbatore          66,000 Patna       23,000  Kochi               69,000 Surat       24,000  Thiruvananthapuram  78,000 Mumbai      27,000  Goa                 48,000 Pune        28,000  Gwalior             11,500 Kolkata     29,000  Guwahati            53,000 (PTI)