NEW DELHI, Aug 18: Freight rates for the nine-metric tonne pay load section for select centres rose by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following increased cargo movements amid tight position of trucks.
Transporters said pick up in cargo movements coupled with less availability of trucks in the market caused the rise in some freight rates.
Delhi to Ahmedabad, Baroda and Coimbatore freight rates were up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 23,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 72,000, respectively.
Rates of Mysore and Bengaluru also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 67,000 and Rs 62,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 56,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 59,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bengaluru 62,000 Kanpur 20,000 Chennai 64,000
Indore 22,000 Mysore 67,000
Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 68,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 72,000 Patna 28,000 Kochi 75,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 82,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 59,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 61,000 (PTI)