Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations declined by Rs.1,000 in the local truck transport market today following easy position of trucks against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said, besides restricted cargo movements, huge position of trucks in the markets, mainly led to fall in select centres freight rates.
Delhi to Goa, Indore and Vijaywada freight rates moved down by Rs.1000 each to Rs.47,000, Rs.18,000 and Rs.55,000.
Rates to Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Ahmedabad also eased by Rs.1,000 each to Rs.72,000, Rs.76,000 and Rs.19,000.
Following are today's freights per nine-tonne load (in Rs):
Jaipur 14,000 Hyderabad 53,000 Chandigarh 15,000 Vijayawada 55,000 Ludhiana 16,000 Bangalore 63,000 Kanpur 16,000 Chennai 62,000 Indore 18,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 19,000 Pondicherry 64,000 Baroda 23,000 Coimbatore 68,000 Patna 24,000 Kochi 72,000 Surat 25,000 Thiruvananthapuram 76,000 Mumbai 26,000 Goa 47,000 Pune 27,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 29,000 Guwahati 49,000.
