Freight rates rise on tight position of trucks

NEW DELHI, May 23:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following pickup in cargo movements amid tight position of trucks.
Transporters said tight availability of trucks against increased cargo movements, mainly attributed rise in freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Patna, Surat, Kolkatta and Baroda rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 25,000, Rs 26,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs.24,000.
Rates to Indore and Kanpur also went up by Rs 1000 each to Rs.21,000 and Rs 19,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      14,000  Hyderabad           53,000 Chandigarh  16,000  Vijayawada          56,000 Ludhiana    16,000  Bangalore           61,000 Kanpur      19,000  Chennai             63,000 Indore      21,000  Mysore              66,000 Ahmedabad   22,000  Pondicherry         67,000 Baroda      24,000  Coimbatore          70,000 Patna       25,000  Kochi               74,000 Surat       26,000  Thiruvananthapuram  77,000 Mumbai      26,000  Goa                 49,000 Pune        28,000  Gwalior             14,000 Kolkata     30,000  Guwahati            50,000 (PTI)
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