Freight rates improves on tight position of trucks

Freight rates for ten tonne load to select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following tight availability of trucks amid increased cargo movements.
Transporters said busy cargo movements and less position of trucks in the markets mainly pushed up freight rates.
Capital to Patna, Guwahati and Surat rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 28,000, Rs 55,000 and Rs 28,000.
Rates to Coimbatore and Kochi rates too hardened by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 73,000 and Rs 76,000.
The following are today's freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 18,000 Hyderabad 55,000
Chandigarh 19,500 Vijayawada 57,000

Ludhiana 20,500 Bangalore 65,000

Kanpur 20,000 Chennai 67,000
Indore 23,000 Mysore 68,000
Ahmedabad 24,000 Pondicherry 70,000
Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 72,000
Patna 27,000 Kochi 75,000
Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 79,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 53,000
Pune 31,000 Gwalior 13,000
Kolkata 31,000 Guwahati 54,000.