Freight rates for nine-tonne load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market today following shortage of trucks position in the markets against pick up in cargo movements.
Transporters said tight availability of trucks in the markets against pick up in cargo movements mainly supported the rise in freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Puducherry and Kolkatta were up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 65,000 and Rs 30,000.
Freights to Coimbatore and Ahmedabad also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs.69,000 and Rs.21,000.
Following are today's freights per nine-tonne load (in Rs):
Jaipur 14,000 Hyderabad 55,000 Chandigarh 16,500 Vijayawada 57,000 Ludhiana 17,500 Bangalore 64,000 Kanpur 18,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 19,000 Mysore 69,000 Ahmedabad 21,000 Puducherry 65,000 Baroda 23,000 Coimbatore 69,000 Patna 25,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 25,000 Thiruvananthapuram 77,000 Mumbai 27,000 Goa 50,000 Pune 28,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 30,000 Guwahati 51,000.
