NEW DELHI, Aug 22: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section dropped by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following easy availability position of trucks in the markets against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said ample position of trucks and restricted cargo movements, mainly pulled down some of centres freight rates.
Delhi to Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore and Goa freight rates were down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 72,000, Rs 78,000, Rs 69,000 and Rs 50,000.
Rates to Indore, Kolkata and Pune also went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 21,000, Rs 31,000 and Rs 28,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 15,000 Hyderabad 54,000 Chandigarh 17,000 Vijayawada 56,000 Ludhiana 18,000 Bengaluru 61,000 Kanpur 20,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 21,000 Mysore 64,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Puducherry 66,000 Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 69,000 Patna 29,000 Kochi 72,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 78,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 50,000 Pune 28,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 31,000 Guwahati 55,000 (PTI)