Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations weakened by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following excess availability of trucks as compared to cargo movements.
Transporters said, huge positions of trucks in the market along with restricted cargo movements caused the fall in freight rates of some destinations.
Delhi to Ahmedabad, Baroda and Surat freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 23,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 28,000, respectively.
Rates to Chennai, Mysore and Puducherry also went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 64,000, Rs 66,000 and Rs 68,000, respectively.