NEW DELHI, June 8: Freight rates for 10-tonne load declined by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today on reduced cargo movements against heavy position of trucks.
Transporters said less cargo movements and huge availability of trucks mainly pulled down freight rates.
Capital to Patna, Mumbai and Pune rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 25,000, Rs 26,000 and Rs 28,000, respectively.
Rates to Baroda, Chennai and Gwalior also went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 23,000, Rs 64,000 and Rs 10,000, respectively.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 52,000
Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 54,000
Ludhiana 19,000 Bangalore 63,000
Kanpur 18,000 Chennai 64,000
Indore 20,000 Mysore 67,000
Ahmedabad 21,000 Pondicherry 69,000
Baroda 23,000 Coimbatore 71,000
Patna 25,000 Kochi 74,000
Surat 24,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 26,000 Goa 52,000
Pune 28,000 Gwalior 10,000
Kolkata 30,000 Guwahati 53,000. (PTI)