NEW DELHI, June 27: Freight rates for the nine-tonne pay load section dropped by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today on easy availability of trucks as compared to limited cargo movements.
Transporters said easy position of trucks in the markets against restricted cargo movements, mainly pulled down freight rates.
Delhi to Baroda, Mumbai and Chennai freight moved down by Rs 26,000, Rs 27,000 and Rs 63,000.
Rates to Jaipur, Chandigarh and Gwalior also went down by Rs 500 each to Rs 14,000, Rs 17,000 and Rs 15,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 14,000 Hyderabad 53,000 Chandigarh 17,000 Vijayawada 55,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 61,000 Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 23,000 Mysore 66,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Puducherry 67,000 Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 69,000 Patna 28,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 78,000 Mumbai 27,000 Goa 50,000 Pune 28,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 52,000 (PTI)