Freight rates rise on pick up in cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Aug 12:  Freight rates for the nine-tonne pay load section improved by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market today supported by pick up in cargo movements against tight trucks position.
Transporters said insufficient position of trucks in the market amid fresh cargo movements mainly pushed up some of centres freight rates.
Delhi to Pune, Kolkata and Coimbatore freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 28,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 68,000.
Rates to Kochi, Vijayawada and Goa also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 71,000, Rs 59,000 and Rs 58,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur          13,000      Hyderabad               56,000 Chandigarh      15,000      Vijayawada              59,000 Ludhiana        17,000      Bengaluru               61,000 Kanpur          19,000      Chennai                 63,000 Indore          20,000      Mysore                  64,000 Ahmedabad       19,000      Puducherry              66,000 Baroda          23,000      Coimbatore              68,000 Patna           24,000      Kochi                   71,000 Surat           25,000      Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai          26,000      Goa                     58,000 Pune            28,000      Gwalior                 11,000 Kolkata         30,000      Guwahati                59,000 (PTI)

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