Freight rates up on less trucks position

NEW DELHI, June 4:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section hardened by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following tight position of trucks against cargo movements.
Transporters said less availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements, mainly resulted rise in freight rates.
Delhi to Mumbai, Kanpur, Indore and Mysore freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 29,000, Rs 20,000, Rs 22,000 and Rs 67,000.
Hyderabad, Vijaywada, Goa, Guwahati and Kochi rates also went up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 56,000, Rs 58,000, Rs 55,000, Rs 57,000 and Rs 77,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      17,000  Hyderabad           56,000 Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada          58,000 Ludhiana    20,000  Bengaluru           63,000 Kanpur      20,000  Chennai             65,000 Indore      22,000  Mysore              67,000 Ahmedabad   23,000  Puducherry          68,000 Baroda      25,000  Coimbatore          73,000 Patna       26,000  Kochi               77,000 Surat       27,000  Thiruvananthapuram  81,000 Mumbai      29,000  Goa                 55,000 Pune        30,000  Gwalior             16,000 Kolkata     32,000  Guwahati            57,000 (PTI)