NEW DELHI, Nov 26: Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today due to slowdown in cargo movements against large availability of trucks.
Transporters said heavy position of trucks against restricted cargo movements, led to the decline in freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Guwahati and Goa freight rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 58,000 and Rs 56,000, respectively.
Rates to Pune, Mumbai and Surat also dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 31,000, Rs 29,000 and Rs 27,000, respectively.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 59,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 61,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 64,000 Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 66,000 Indore 23,000 Mysore 69,000 Ahmedabad 22,000 Puducherry 72,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 75,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 80,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 85,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 56,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 58,000 (PTI)