NEW DELHI, Apr 25: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section declined by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following excess positions of trucks amid restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said easy availability of trucks in the market as compared to restricted cargo movements mainly pulled down freight rates.
Delhi to Vijaywada, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 55,000, Rs 60,000, Rs 62,000 and Rs 51,000, respectively.
Rates to Coimbatore, Goa, Kolkata and Surat fell by Rs 67,000, Rs 47,000, Rs 27,000 and Rs 23,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 13,000 Hyderabad 51,000 Chandigarh 15,000 Vijayawada 55,000 Ludhiana 16,000 Bangalore 60,000 Kanpur 16,000 Chennai 62,000 Indore 18,000 Mysore 64,000 Ahmedabad 19,000 Pondicherry 65,000 Baroda 21,000 Coimbatore 67,000 Patna 22,000 Kochi 73,000 Surat 23,000 Thiruvananthapuram 77,000 Mumbai 25,000 Goa 47,000 Pune 26,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 27,000 Guwahati 50,000 (PTI)