Freight rates for nine-tonne load for select destinations edged higher by Rs 500 at the local truck transport market today on pick-up in cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.
Transporters said increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks mainly led to the rise in select centres' freight rates.
Freights from Delhi to Patna, Ahmadabad and Surat were up by Rs 500 each to Rs 25,500, Rs 20,500 and Rs 25,500, respectively.
Following are today's freights per nine-tonne load (in Rs):
Jaipur 14,000 Hyderabad 56,000 Chandigarh 16,000 Vijayawada 58,000 Ludhiana 17,000 Bangalore 64,000 Kanpur 18,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 19,000 Mysore 68,000 Ahmedabad 20,500 Pondicherry 64,000 Baroda 22,000 Coimbatore 69,000 Patna 25,500 Kochi 74,000 Surat 25,500 Thiruvananthapuram 77,000 Mumbai 26,500 Goa 51,000 Pune 28,500 Gwalior 13,000 Kolkata 29,500 Guwahati 52,000.
