Freight rates improve on tight availability of trucks

Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market today following the shortage of trucks in the market in comparison with cargo movements.

Transporters said less position of trucks and better cargo movements mainly pushed up some of the centres freight rates.

Delhi to Patna and Surat freight rates moved up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 27,000 and Rs 28,000.

Rates to Guwahati, Bengaluru and Vijaywada rates also went up by Rs 1000 each to Rs 61,000, Rs 64,000 and Rs 61,000.

Elsewhere, rest other centres freight rates enquired at overnight levels on some support.

Following are today's freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 56,000 Chandigarh 17,000 Vijayawada 61,000 Ludhiana 18,000 Bengaluru 64,000 Kanpur 20,000 Chennai 66,000 Indore 21,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 21,000 Puducherry 70,000 Baroda 24,000 Coimbatore 73,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 79,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 84,000 Mumbai 30,000 Goa 58,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 61,000

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