NEW DELHI, Oct 12: Freight rates for nine tonne load dropped by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following heavy position of trucks in the markets amid insufficient cargo movements.
Transporters said heavy enquiries by truck operators amid less movements of cargo mainly pulled down some of south-based centres’ freight rates.
Delhi to Mysore, Pondicherry and Coimbatore rates went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 64,000 and Rs 66,000 and Rs 71,000.
Rates to Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Goa also declined by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 78,000, Rs 73,000 and Rs 52,000.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 53,000
Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 55,000
Ludhiana 20,000 Bangalore 60,000
Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 62,000
Indore 23,000 Mysore 64,000
Ahmedabad 24,000 Pondicherry 66,000
Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 71,000
Patna 28,000 Kochi 73,000
Surat 26,000 Thiruvananthapuram 78,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 52,000
Pune 30,000 Gwalior 13,000
Kolkata 31,000 Guwahati 54,000. (PTI)