Freight rates for southern centres move up

NEW DELHI, June 27: Freight rates for 10-tonne pay load section for southern destinations moved up by Rs 500 in the local truck transport market today on increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.

Transporters said increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks led to the rise in freight rates for southern destinations.

Freight rates from Delhi to Bangalore and Mysore were up by Rs 500 each to Rs 66,500 and Rs 71,500, respectively.

Chennai and Vijaywada freight rates were also up by Rs 500 to Rs 68,000 and Rs 62,500, respectively.

Following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur     20,500 Hyderabad           60,000 Chandigarh 21,500 Vijayawada         62,500 Ludhiana   23,500 Bangalore           66,500 Kanpur     22,500 Chennai            68,000 Indore     24,500 Mysore             71,500 Ahmedabad   25,000 Pondicherry         70,000 Baroda     26,000 Coimbatore         73,000 Patna       29,000 Kochi               77,000 Surat       29,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai     30,000 Goa                 57,000 Pune       31,000 Gwalior             16,500 Kolkata     33,000 Guwahati           55,000. (PTI)