Freight rates decline on tight movements of cargo

NEW DELHI, Apr 14: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section were enquired lower by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today on insufficient movements of cargo amid excess position of trucks.
Transporters said, apart from heavy availability of trucks, small movements of cargo mainly pulled down freight rates of some centres.
Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and Mysore freight rates went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 79,000, Rs 62,000 and Rs 65,000, respectively.
Rates to Vijayawada, Guwahati, Kolkata and Mumbai also moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 58,000, Rs 60,000, Rs 31,000 and Rs 28,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur              17,000      Hyderabad             57,000 Chandigarh      19,000      Vijayawada            58,000 Ludhiana        20,000      Bengaluru               61,000 Kanpur              21,000      Chennai                 62,000 Indore              22,000      Mysore                  65,000 Ahmedabad       23,000      Puducherry            64,000 Baroda              25,000      Coimbatore            69,000 Patna               27,000     Kochi                   73,000 Surat               27,000      Thiruvananthapuram79,000 Mumbai          28,000      Goa                     60,000 Pune                30,000      Gwalior                 15,000 Kolkata             31,000      Guwahati                60,000 (PTI)
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