Ahmedabad, Chandigarh freight rates up

Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for Chandigarh and Ahmedabad rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today on tight position of trucks.
Transporters said shortage of trucks, against pick up in cargo movements, mainly pushed up freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Ahmedabad and Chandigarh rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 26,000 and Rs 23,000.
Elsewhere, rates for other centres were maintained at previous levels on some support.
Following are today's freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 22,000 Hyderabad 62,000
Chandigarh 23,000 Vijayawada 64,000

Ludhiana 22,500 Bangalore 66,000
Kanpur 23,000 Chennai 69,000

Indore 24,000 Mysore 71,000
Ahmedabad 26,000 Pondicherry 70,000
Baroda 28,000 Coimbatore 75,000
Patna 30,000 Kochi 78,000
Surat 30,000 Thiruvananthapuram 81,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 58,000
Pune 33,000 Gwalior 16,000
Kolkata 34,000 Guwahati 56,000.