Freight rates decline on easy availability of trucks

NEW DELHI, Apr 4:� Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section declined by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today on easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements.Transporters said besides restricted cargo movements, ample position of trucks in the markets mainly led to the fall in freight rates for select destinations.Delhi to Hyderabad, Ludhiana and Chandigarh freight rates were down by Rs 100 each to Rs 54,000 Rs 17,000 and Rs 16,000, respectively.Rates to Patna, Baroda and Gwalior also fell by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 23,000, Rs 21,000, Rs 14,000, respectively.Following are today's freights per nine-tonne load (in Rs):Jaipur����� 16,000� Hyderabad���������� 54,000 Chandigarh� 16,000� Vijayawada��������� 58,000 Ludhiana��� 17,000� Bangalore���������� 63,000 Kanpur����� 17,000� Chennai������������ 64,000 Indore����� 19,000� Mysore������������� 65,000 Ahmedabad�� 20,000� Pondicherry�������� 65,000 Baroda����� 21,000� Coimbatore��������� 69,000 Patna������ 23,000� Kochi�������������� 73,000 Surat������ 24,000� Thiruvananthapuram� 77,000 Mumbai����� 25,000� Goa���������������� 50,000 Pune������� 26,000� Gwalior������������ 14,000 Kolkata���� 29,000� Guwahati����������� 51,000. (PTI)