NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section declined Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said large position of trucks in the market against slowdown in cargo movements, mainly brought down freight rates for some destinations.
Capital to Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Mysore freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 58,000, Rs 60,000 and Rs 68,000, respectively.
Rates to Patna, Mumbai and Kolkata also moved down by Rs 26,000, Rs 28,000 and Rs 32,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 58,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 60,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 64,000 Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 66,000 Indore 23,000 Mysore 68,000 Ahmedabad 22,000 Puducherry 72,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 75,000 Patna 26,000 Kochi 80,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 85,000 Mumbai 28,000 Goa 56,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 58,000 (PTI)