Freight rates up in select destinations

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)