NEW DELHI, Aug 9: Freight rates for 10-tonne pay load section declined by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today largely due to easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said huge position of trucks in the markets in the face of tight cargo movements, mainly weighed on freight rates for select destinations.
Freights rates from Delhi to Goa, Patna and Guwahati were down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 55,000, Rs 27,000 and Rs 53,000.
Kanpur, Kolkatta, Pondicherry and Vijaywada also moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 32,000,Rs 68,000 and Rs 60,000.
Following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 19,000 Hyderabad 60,000 Chandigarh 20,000 Vijayawada 63,000 Ludhiana 21,000 Bangalore 65,000 Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 66,000 Indore 23,000 Mysore 69,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Pondicherry 68,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 71,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 29,000 Thiruvananthapuram 79,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 55,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 17,000 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 53,000. (PTI)