NEW DELHI, Mar 22: 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 on increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.
Transporters said besides pick up in cargo movements, less availability of trucks mainly led to rise in select destination freight rates.
Freight rates from Delhi to Mumbai, Pune and Kolkatta were up by Rs 500 each to Rs 29,500, Rs 30,500 and Rs 32,500, respectively.
Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs):
Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 55,000 Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 57,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bengaluru 60,000 Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 62,000 Indore 22,000 Mysore 64,000 Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 66,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 68,000 Patna 26,000 Kochi 71,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram80,000 Mumbai 29,500 Goa 58,000 Pune 30,500 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 32,500 Guwahati 60,000 (PTI)