NEW DELHI, May 18: Freight rates for 10-tonne load improved by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following shortage of trucks in the markets.
Transporters said busy cargo movements and less position of trucks mainly pushed up freights.
Delhi to Pondicherry, Hyderabad and Goa rates moved up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 69,000, Rs 51,000 and Rs 52,000.
Banglore, Mysore, Kochi and Kolkata rates also went up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 64,000, Rs 68,000, Rs 75,000 and Rs 32,000.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 51,000
Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 53,000
Ludhiana 19,000 Bangalore 64,000
Kanpur 18,000 Chennai 65,000
Indore 21,000 Mysore 68,000
Ahmedabad 23,000 Pondicherry 69,000
Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 70,000
Patna 27,000 Kochi 75,000
Surat 24,000 Thiruvananthapuram 78,000 Mumbai 26,000 Goa 52,000
Pune 29,000 Gwalior 11,000
Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 51,000. (PTI)