Freight rates fall on easy availability of trucks
New Delhi: Freight rates for the nine-metric tonne pay load section declined by Rs 1000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following ample availability of trucks in the market amid restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said, apart from tight movements of cargo, excess position of trucks in the markets mainly led to fall in some of the centres freight rates.
Delhi to Coimbatore, Kochi, Guwahati and Vijaywada freight rates moved down by Rs 1000 each to Rs 71,000, Rs 77,000, Rs 61,000 and Rs 60,000, respectively.
Rates to Hyderabad, Goa, Pune, Kolkata and Indore also went down by Rs 1000 each to Rs 57,000, Rs 59,000, Rs 31,000, Rs 33,000 and Rs 23,000, respectively.
Following are today's freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur
18,000
Hyderabad
57,000 Chandigarh
19,000
Vijayawada
60,000 Ludhiana
20,000
Bengaluru
63,000 Kanpur
22,000
Chennai
64,000 Indore
23,000
Mysore
67,000 Ahmedabad
23,000 Puducherry
68,000 Baroda
25,000
Coimbatore
71,000 Patna
30,000
Kochi
77,000 Surat
29,000
Thiruvananthapuram 82,000 Mumbai
30,000 Goa
59,000 Pune
31,000
Gwalior
16,000 Kolkata
33,000
Guwahati
61,000