Freight rates for 10 metric tonne load dropped by up to Rs 1,000 in the local truck transport market on Saturday following easy availability of trucks against restricted cargo movements.

Transporters said apart from easy availability of trucks poor cargo movements mainly pulled down freight rates.

Delhi to Mysore, Pondicherry and Banglore rates dropped by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 54,000, Rs 50,000 .Rs 49,000 respectively. Rates truck rates to Pune, Coimbatore and Kochi declined by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 26,000, Rs 53,000 and Rs 59,000.

Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkatta and Goa freights too went down by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 65,000, Rs 24,000 and Rs 36,000.

The following are today’s truck hiring rates for a load of 10 tonnes: Ahmedabad 16,000 Hyderabad 37,000 Mumbai 23,000 Vijayawada 39,000 Baroda 18,000 Chennai 47,000 Pune 27,000 Bangalore 59,000 Surat 21,000 Mysore 54,000 Kanpur 13,000 Pondicherry 50,000 Kolkata 24,000 Coimbatore 53,000 Ludhiana 14,000 Kochi 59,000 Chandigarh 12,000 Thiruvananthapuram 65,000 Jaipur 10,000 Goa 36,000 Indore 14,000 Gwalior 11,000 Patna 21,000 Guwahati 39,000.

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