NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Freight rates for the nine-metric tonne pay load section for select destinations declined by 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, besides reduced cargo movements heavy availability of trucks in the market caused the fall in some of centres freight rates.
Capital to Kochi, Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Mysore freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 76,000, Rs 56,000, Rs 59,000 and Rs 66,000.
Rates to Indore, Chandigarh, Surat and Bengaluru also moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 18,000, Rs 28,000 and Rs 62,000.
Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 18,000 Hyderabad 56,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 59,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bengaluru 62,000 Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 64,000
Indore 22,000 Mysore 66,000
Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 68,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 71,000 Patna 30,000 Kochi 76,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 82,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 59,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 16,000 Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 61,000 (PTI)
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