Vijaywada, Kochi freight rates drop on tight cargo movements

Freight rates for nine-tonne pay load section to Kochi and Vijaywada eased by INR 1,000 in the local truck transport market today following restricted cargo movements against excess position of trucks.

Transporters said besides ample position of trucks, restricted cargo movements, mainly pulled down freight rates for select southern destinations.

Delhi to Vijaywada and Kochi rates slipped by INR 1,000 each to INR 61,000 and INR 73,000.

Truck freight rates

Following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load:

Jaipur-18,000, Hyderabad-59,000, Chandigarh-20,000, Vijayawada-61,000, Ludhiana-20,000 Bangalore-64,000, Kanpur-21,500, Chennai-65,000, Indore-22,000, Mysore-68,000, Ahmedabad-24,000, Pondicherry-67,000, Baroda-25,000, Coimbatore-70,000, Patna-27,000, Kochi-73,000, Surat-28,000, Thiruvananthapuram-79,000, Mumbai-29,000, Goa-55,000, Pune-31,000, Gwalior-17,000 Kolkata-32,000, Guwahati-53,000.