Freight rate down on excess position of trucks

Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section declined up to Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following excess availability of trucks in the markets against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said restricted cargo movements against huge position of trucks mainly pulled down freight rates for selective destinations.
Delhi to Guwahati, Pune, Kanpur, and Ahmedabad freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 49,000, Rs 27,000, Rs 16,000 and Rs 20,000.
Rates to Mysore, Hyderabad, Ludhiana and Chandigarh also moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 67,000, Rs 53,000, Rs 16,000 and Rs 15,000.
Following are today's freights per nine-tonne load (in Rs):

Jaipur 14,000 Hyderabad 53,000 Chandigarh 15,000 Vijayawada 56,000 Ludhiana 16,000 Bangalore 63,000 Kanpur 16,000 Chennai 62,000 Indore 19,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 20,000 Pondicherry 64,000 Baroda 23,000 Coimbatore 68,000 Patna 24,000 Kochi 73,000 Surat 25,000 Thiruvananthapuram 77,000 Mumbai 26,000 Goa 48,000 Pune 27,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 29,000 Guwahati 49,000.