Kanpur, Patna freights up on tight position of trucks

NEW DELHI, July 27:  Freight rates for nine tonne pay load section for Kanpur and Patna improved by Rs 1000 in the local truck transport market today following blockage of roads amid busy cargo movements.
Transporters said diversions and blockage of roads due to “Kanwar-Yatra” mainly pushed up freights of these destinations.
Delhi to Kanpur rates rose by Rs 1000 to Rs 21,000, Patna freights also moved up by Rs 1000 at Rs 29,000.
Elsewhere other centres freight rates maintained overnight levels on some support.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur      16,000  Hyderabad   55,000
Chandigarh  17,000  Vijayawada  58,000
Ludhiana    18,000  Bangalore   64,000
Kanpur      21,000  Chennai     66,000
Indore      22,000  Mysore      68,000
Ahmedabad   24,000  Pondicherry 70,000
Baroda      25,000  Coimbatore  73,000
Patna       29,000  Kochi       76,000
Surat       28,000  Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai      31,000  Goa         53,000
Pune        32,000  Gwalior     10,000
Kolkata     33,000  Guwahati    55,000. (PTI)