Freight rates up on fresh cargo movements, trucks position

Freight rates for the nine-tonne pay load section ruled higher at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following pick up in cargo movements amid shortage of trucks in the market.

Transporters said tight availability of trucks and increased cargo movements mainly pushed freight rates for select destinations.

Delhi to Indore, Ahmedabad and Mumbai freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 21,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 27,000.

Rates to Goa, Guwahati and Kochi also went up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 59,000, Rs 60,000 and Rs 72,000.

Following are today's freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 13,000 Hyderabad 56,000 Chandigarh 15,000 Vijayawada 59,000 Ludhiana 17,000 Bengaluru 61,000 Kanpur 19,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 21,000 Mysore 64,000 Ahmedabad 20,000 Puducherry 66,000 Baroda 23,000 Coimbatore 68,000 Patna 24,000 Kochi 72,000 Surat 25,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 27,000 Goa 59,000 Pune 28,000 Gwalior 11,000 Kolkata 30,000 Guwahati 60,000

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