NEW DELHI, May 7: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following easy availability of trucks amid restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said comfortable position of trucks against slowdown in cargo movements, mainly pulled down freight rates.
Delhi to Indore, Ahmedabad and Baroda freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000, Rs 21,000 and Rs 23,000.
Rates to Surat, Mumbai and Kolkatta also fell by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 26,000, Rs 27,000 and Rs 32,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 52,000 Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 54,000 Ludhiana 19,500 Bengaluru 62,000 Kanpur 20,000 Chennai 65,000 Indore 22,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 21,000 Puducherry 68,000 Baroda 23,000 Coimbatore 71,000 Patna 25,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 26,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 27,000 Goa 52,000 Pune 27,000 Gwalior 14,500 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 53,000 (PTI)
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