All India Motor Transport Congress, representative body of truckers and transporters is meeting here tomorrow to work out the impact of the rise in fuel prices and announce the new freight charges.
"The freight rate could be hike between 15 to 20 per cent," All India Motor Transport Congress Managing Committee Member Deepak Sachdeva said.
He said all major transport associations, affiliated with the Congress, would also meet on Saturday to take stock of the situation. However, the transporters within Delhi and NCR region have increased the freight rates by 10 per cent.
"It has become difficult for us to absorb the increase in fuel charges and we have left with no choice but pass on the burden to consumers," said Bajrang Gupta of Deepak Transports. The government has raised the petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre respectively.
