Kolkata, Ahmedabad freight rate falls on excess truck position

Freight rates for nine-metric tonne pay load section for Ahmedabad and Kolkata declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following large position of trucks amid restricted cargo movements.

Transporters said restricted arrivals of cargo amid easy position of trucks largely pulled down Kolkata and Ahmedabad freight rates.

Freight rates for other centers remained at previous levels on some support.

Capital to Kolkata and Ahmedabad freight rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 30,000 and Rs 23,000, respectively.

Following are today's freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 55,000 Chandigarh 18,000 Vijayawada 59,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 64,000 Kanpur 20,000 Chennai 66,000 Indore 22,000 Mysore 68,000 Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 70,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 74,000 Patna 26,000 Kochi 77,000 Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 85,000 Mumbai 29,000 Goa 55,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 30,000 Guwahati 59,000

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