NEW DELHI, July 15: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following easy position of trucks.
Transporters said huge position of trucks in the market against restricted cargo movements, led to decline in freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Baroda, Mumbai, Patna and Surat freight rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 25,000, Rs 24,000 and Rs 23,000.
Rates to Ahmedabad, Puducherry, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram also fell by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 19,000, Rs 67,000, Rs 72,000 and Rs 81,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 14,000 Hyderabad 56,000 Chandigarh 16,000 Vijayawada 58,000 Ludhiana 17,000 Bengaluru 61,000 Kanpur 19,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 20,000 Mysore 65,000 Ahmedabad 19,000 Puducherry 67,000 Baroda 22,000 Coimbatore 70,000 Patna 24,000 Kochi 72,000 Surat 23,000 Thiruvananthapuram 81,000 Mumbai 25,000 Goa 57,000 Pune 28,000 Gwalior 12,000 Kolkata 28,000 Guwahati 60,000 (PTI)