Select freight rates up

NEW DELHI, July 18:  Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section to select destinations rose by Rs 500 in the local truck transport market today following busy cargo movements.
Transporters said pickup in cargo movements against tight position of trucks, mainly pushed up freight rates for some destinations.
New Delhi to Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Gwalior freight rates were higher by Rs 500 each to Rs 18,000, Rs 19,000 and Rs 16,000.
Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur      14,000  Hyderabad           52,000 Chandigarh  18,000  Vijayawada          55,000 Ludhiana    19,000  Bengaluru           60,000 Kanpur      21,000  Chennai             63,000 Indore      23,000  Mysore              65,000 Ahmedabad   24,000  Puducherry          66,000 Baroda      26,000  Coimbatore          68,000 Patna       29,000  Kochi               74,000 Surat       28,000  Thiruvananthapuram  78,000 Mumbai      28,000  Goa                 50,000 Pune        28,000  Gwalior             16,000 Kolkata     33,000  Guwahati            52,000 (PTI)