Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section to Chennai and Kochi improved by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market today amid shortage of trucks in the markets.
Transporters said tight availability of trucks against pick-up in cargo movements pushed up Kochi and Chennai freight rates.
Delhi to Kochi and Chennai rates were up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 74,000 and Rs 66,000, respectively.
Following are today's freights per nine-tonne load (in Rs):
Jaipur 17,500 Hyderabad 58,000 Chandigarh 18,500 Vijayawada 60,000 Ludhiana 19,500 Bangalore 65,000 Kanpur 20,000 Chennai 66,000 Indore 22,000 Mysore 68,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Pondicherry 66,000 Baroda 27,000 Coimbatore 71,000 Patna 29,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 79,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 53,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 54,000.
