Freight rates for 10-tonne pay load section rose by Rs.1000 in the local truck transport market on Saturday on tight position of trucks.
Transporters said less availability of trucks in the markets mainly pushed up some of centre’s freights.
Delhi to Hyderabad and Vijaywada rates moved up by Rs.1000 each to Rs.48,000 and Rs.51,000.
Rates to Pune, Patna and Baroda also went up by Rs.1000 each to Rs.31,000, Rs.27,000 and Rs.25,000.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load:
(In rupees) Jaipur 16,500 Hyderabad 48,000 Chandigarh 17,500 Vijayawada 51,000 Ludhiana 19,500 Bangalore 64,000 Kanpur 19,000 Chennai 65,000 Indore 20,000 Mysore 69,000 Ahmedabad 22,000 Pondicherry 70,000 Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 72,000 Patna 27,000 Kochi 74,000 Surat 25,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 28,000 Goa 50,000 Pune 31,000 Gwalior 10,000 Kolkata 32,000 Guwahati 50,000.