Goa, Guwahati freight rates decline on heavy position of trucks

Freight rates for the nine-metric tonne payload section to Guwahati and Goa declined by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital Friday following the excess position of trucks against restricted cargo movements.

Transporters said besides restricted cargo movements, easy availability of trucks,y pulled down freight rates of Guwahati and Goa. Delhi to Goa and Guwahati freight rates moved down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 58,000 and Rs 61,000.

Elsewhere, freight rates for other centres remained unaltered. Following are today's freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 18,000 Hyderabad 58,000 Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 60,000 Ludhiana 21,000 Bengaluru 63,000 Kanpur 22,,000 Chennai 65,000 Indore 23,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 24,000 Puducherry 68,000 Baroda 27,000 Coimbatore 72,000 Patna 30,000 Kochi 76,000 Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 82,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 58,000 Pune 32,000 Gwalior 15,000 Kolkata 34,000 Guwahati 61,000 PTI SDG SUN SDG ADI ADI