Freight rates up on pick up in cargo movements

NEW DELHI, Feb 24: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section rose by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following pick up in cargo movements against shortage of trucks.

Transporters said besides increased cargo movements, tight availability of trucks pushed up some of centres freight rates.

Delhi to Ahmedabad, Baroda and Patna freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 23,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 28,000.

Rates to Surat, Mumbai, Gwalior and Goa also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 27,000, Rs 28,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 60,000.

Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs):

Jaipur                         17,000            Hyderabad                56,000 Chandigarh             19,000              Vijayawada               58,000 Ludhiana    20,000            Bengaluru                 61,000 Kanpur                     21,000            Chennai                    63,000 Indore                       22,000            Mysore                          65,000 Ahmedabad             23,000            Puducherry               67,000 Baroda                      25,000              Coimbatore               70,000 Patna                        28,000            Kochi                          73,000 Surat                               27,000            Thiruvananthapuram81,000 Mumbai                  28,000            Goa                             60,000 Pune                         29,000            Gwalior                      15,000 Kolkata                     32,000              Guwahati                   60,000 (PTI)