Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for selected destinations dropped by Rs 500 in the local truck transport market today following ample position of trucks in the markets.
Transporters said sufficient position of trucks in the markets against cargo movements managed to pull down some centres' freight rates.
Delhi to Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and Patna freight rates were down by Rs 500 each to Rs 14,000, Rs 16,000, Rs 20,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.
Rates to Surat, Pune, Mumbai and Kolkata also went down by Rs 500 each to Rs 25,000, Rs 28,000, Rs 26,000 and Rs 29,000, respectively.
Following are today's freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs):
Jaipur 14,000 Hyderabad 56,000 Chandigarh 16,000 Vijayawada 58,000 Ludhiana 17,000 Bangalore 65,000 Kanpur 18,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 19,000 Mysore 69,000 Ahmedabad 20,000 Pondicherry 64,000 Baroda 22,000 Coimbatore 69,000 Patna 25,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 25,000 Thiruvananthapuram 77,000 Mumbai 26,000 Goa 51,000 Pune 28,000 Gwalior 13,500 Kolkata 29,000 Guwahati 52,000.
