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Freight rates rise on busy cargo movements

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 500 in the local truck transport market today on increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.

Transporters said besides increased cargo movements, tight availability of trucks led to the rise in freight rates for select destinations.

Freight rates from Delhi to Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Jaipur were up by Rs 500 each to Rs 15,500, Rs 16,500 and Rs 14,500, respectively.

Following are today's freights per nine-tonne load (in Rs):

Jaipur 14,500 Hyderabad 54,000 Chandigarh 15,500 Vijayawada 56,000 Ludhiana 16,500 Bangalore 62,000 Kanpur 16,000 Chennai 62,000 Indore 18,000 Mysore 66,000 Ahmedabad 19,000 Pondicherry 64,000 Baroda 22,000 Coimbatore 67,000 Patna 24,000 Kochi 72,000 Surat 24,000 Thiruvananthapuram 76,000 Mumbai 26,000 Goa 48,000 Pune 27,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 28,000 Guwahati 50,000.

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First Published: Feb 03 2015 | 2:50 PM IST

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