Freight rates for ten-tonne load slided by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following ample position of trucks amid thin cargo movements.
Transporters said heavy availability of trucks coupled with reduced cargo movements mainly pulled down freights.
Delhi to Chennai, Mysore and Goa rates went down by Rs 1,000 each at Rs 68,000, Rs 69,000 and Rs 54,000.
Rates to Guwahati, Mumbai, Patana and Baroda too dropped by Rs 1,000 each at Rs 53,000, Rs 29,000, Rs 28,000 and Rs 25,000.
The following are today's freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 20,000 Hyderabad 58,000
Chandigarh 21,000 Vijayawada 60,000
Ludhiana 22,000 Bangalore 66,000
Kanpur 23,000 Chennai 68,000
Indore 23,000 Mysore 69,000
Ahmedabad 25,000 Pondicherry 70,000
Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 72,000
Patna 28,000 Kochi 76,000
Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 78,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 54,000
Pune 33,000 Gwalior 14,000
Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 53,000.
