Freight rates decline on excess availability of trucks

20 November 2017

Freight rates for the nine-tonne payload section for select destinations declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today on restricted movements of cargo amid excess position of trucks.

Transporters said easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements, led to a fall in freight rates for select centres.

Delhi to Chandigarh, Kanpur, Indore and Ahmedabad freight rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 19,000, Rs 20,000, Rs 21,000 and Rs 22,000, respectively.

Rates to Baroda, Patna, Mumbai and Kolkata also went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 23,000, Rs 24,000, Rs 28,000 and Rs 31,000, respectively.

Following are today’s freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 18,000 Hyderabad 58,000 Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 60,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 62,000 Kanpur 20,000 Chennai 63,000 Indore 21,000 Mysore 65,000 Ahmedabad 22,000 Puducherry 67,000 Baroda 23,000 Coimbatore 69,000 Patna 24,000 Kochi 72,000 Surat 26,000 Thiruvananthapuram 82,000 Mumbai 28,000 Goa 59,000 Pune 30,000 Gwalior 14,500 Kolkata 31,000 Guwahati 61,000

Source: Zee Business