Freight rates for select destinations go up

Freight rates for nine-tonne load for select southern destinations were higher by Rs 1,000 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 pushed up southern destinations' freight rates.
Freight rates from Delhi to Bangalore, Chennai and Mysore rose by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 68,000, Rs 71,000 and Rs 72,000, respectively.
The following are today's freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 19,500 Hyderabad 58,000
Chandigarh 20,500 Vijayawada 60,000
Ludhiana 21,500 Bangalore 68,000

Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 71,000
Indore 23,000 Mysore 72,000
Ahmedabad 25,000 Pondicherry 72,000

Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 73,000
Patna 29,000 Kochi 78,000
Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 55,000
Pune 33,000 Gwalior 13,000
Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 55,000.