NEW DELHI, Sept 21: Freight rates for nine tonne load for the select destinations improved by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following increased movements of cargo along with the tight position of trucks.
Transporters said that less availability of trucks against the better cargo movements, mainly pushed up freights.
Capital to Mumbai, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 31,000, Rs 33,000 and Rs 82,000, respectively.
Rates to Ludhiana and Kanpur also rose by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 22,000 and Rs 23,000.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 18,000 Hyderabad 56,000
Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 58,000
Ludhiana 22,000 Bangalore 63,000
Kanpur 23,000 Chennai 64,000
Indore 25,000 Mysore 66,000
Ahmedabad 26,000 Pondicherry 71,000
Baroda 27,000 Coimbatore 73,000
Patna 31,000 Kochi 77,000
Surat 29,000 Thiruvananthapuram 82,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 54,000
Pune 33,000 Gwalior 13,000
Kolkata 34,000 Guwahati 56,000. (PTI)