NEW DELHI, Oct 12: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 500 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today due to pick up in cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.
Transporters said besides pick up in cargo movements, tight availability of trucks markets mainly led to rise in select freight rates.
Freight rates from Delhi to Chandigarh, Jaipur and Ludhiana were up by Rs 500 each to Rs 18,500, Rs 17,500 and Rs 19,500, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,500 Hyderabad 60,000 Chandigarh 18,500 Vijayawada 62,000 Ludhiana 19,500 Bengaluru 65,000 Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 68,000 Indore 26,000 Mysore 71,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Puducherry 74,000 Baroda 27,000 Coimbatore 78,000 Patna 29,000 Kochi 81,000 Surat 30,000 Thiruvananthapuram 87,000 Mumbai 33,000 Goa 58,000 Pune 35,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 35,000 Guwahati 61,000 (PTI)