Freight rates for select centres rise

Freight rates for ten-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 500 in the local truck transport market today on increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.
Transporters said increased cargo movements against tight availability of trucks mainly led pushed up rates for select destinations.
From Delhi to Jaipur, Chandigarh and Ludhiana freight rates quoted higher by Rs 500 each to Rs 19,500, Rs 20,500 and Rs 22,500 respectively.
Following are today's freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 19,500 Hyderabad 60,000
Chandigarh 20,500 Vijayawada 62,000
Ludhiana 22,500 Bangalore 65,000

Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 67,000
Indore 24,000 Mysore 70,000
Ahmedabad 25,000 Pondicherry 70,000

Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 73,000
Patna 29,000 Kochi 76,000
Surat 29,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 56,000
Pune 31,000 Gwalior 16,000
Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 55,000.