Freight rates fall on excess availability of trucks

Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations dropped by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following excess availability of trucks in the market.
Marketmen said easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements contributed to the fall in freight rates for select destinations.
Delhi to Mysore, Pondicherry and Coimbatore rates were down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 68,000, Rs 67,000 and Rs 70,000, respectively.
Rates to Jaipur, Chandigarh and Bangalore also moved down by Rs 500 each to Rs 18,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 64,000, respectively.
Following are today's freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 18,000 Hyderabad 59,000 Chandigarh 20,000 Vijayawada 62,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bangalore 64,000 Kanpur 21,500 Chennai 65,500 Indore 22,000 Mysore 68,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Pondicherry 67,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 70,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 79,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 55,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 17,000 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 53,000.