Freight rates rise on pick up in cargo movements

Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs.1,000 in the local truck transport market today after pick up in cargo movements against tight availability of trucks.
Transporters said tight availability of trucks mainly influenced freight rates for Baroda, Indore and Patna.
Delhi to Patna and Baroda rates moved up by Rs.1000 each to Rs.28,000 and Rs.26,000 respectively.
Rates to Indore also went up by Rs.1000 to Rs.22,000.
Following are today's freights per nine-tonne load: Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 59,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 61,000 Ludhiana 20,000 Bangalore 64,000 Kanpur 20,500 Chennai 65,000 Indore 22,000 Mysore 68,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Pondicherry 66,000 Baroda 26,000 Coimbatore 70,000 Patna 28,000 Kochi 73,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 79,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 55,000 Pune 30,000 Gwalior 17,000 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 53,000.