Freight rates decline on easy availability of trucks

Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section declined by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today on easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements.
Transporters said besides restricted cargo movements, ample position of trucks in the markets mainly led to the fall in freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Hyderabad, Ludhiana and Chandigarh freight rates were down by Rs 100 each to Rs 54,000 Rs 17,000 and Rs 16,000, respectively.
Rates to Patna, Baroda and Gwalior also fell by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 23,000, Rs 21,000, Rs 14,000, respectively.
Following are today's freights per nine-tonne load (in Rs):

Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 54,000 Chandigarh 16,000 Vijayawada 58,000 Ludhiana 17,000 Bangalore 63,000 Kanpur 17,000 Chennai 64,000 Indore 19,000 Mysore 65,000 Ahmedabad 20,000 Pondicherry 65,000 Baroda 21,000 Coimbatore 69,000 Patna 23,000 Kochi 73,000 Surat 24,000 Thiruvananthapuram 77,000 Mumbai 25,000 Goa 50,000 Pune 26,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 29,000 Guwahati 51,000.