Freight rates remain unchanged in national capital

Freight rates for the nine-metric tonne payload section remained unchanged at the local truck transport market in the national capital Thursday on ample trucks position amid restricted cargo movements.

Transporters said apart from restricted cargo movements, easy availability of trucks in the market kept the freight rates around last levels.

Following are today's freight rates per nine-tonne load (in Rs):

Jaipur 18,000 Hyderabad 56,000

Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 60,000

Ludhiana 21,000 Bengaluru 63,000

Kanpur 22,000 Chennai 65,000

Indore 23,000 Mysore 66,000

Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 67,000

Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 72,000

Patna 28,000 Kochi 75,000

Surat 27,000 Thiruvananthapuram 82,000

Mumbai 29,000 Goa 58,000

Pune 31,000 Gwalior 15,000

Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 59,000