NEW DELHI, Feb 4: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section dropped by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following heavy position of trucks in the markets against cargo movements.
Transporters said ample position of trucks against restricted cargo movements, mainly pulled down freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore and Goa freight rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 79,000, Rs 86,000, Rs 76,000 and Rs 56,000.
Rates to Indore, Kolkata and Pune were also down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 32,000 and Rs 31,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 57,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 60,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bengaluru 64,000 Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 69,000 Indore 22,000 Mysore 72,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Puducherry 74,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 76,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 79,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 86,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 56,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 59,000 (PTI)