Freight rates up on better cargo movements, shortage of trucks

Freight rates for the nine-tonne payload section for select destinations enquired higher by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following pickup in cargo movements along with less position of trucks.

Transporters said increased cargo movements and tight availability of trucks mainly pushed up some of centres freight rates.

Delhi to Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Baroda freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 34,000, Rs 22,000 and Rs 23,000.

Rates to Jaipur, Chandigarh and Gwalior also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 16,000, Rs 18,000 and Rs 13,000.

Following are today's freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 58,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 61,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 64,000 Kanpur 20,500 Chennai 66,000 Indore 22,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 22,000 Puducherry 70,000 Baroda 23,000 Coimbatore 73,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 77,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 83,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 61,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 13,000 Kolkata 34,000 Guwahati 62,000

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