Freight rates for 10 metric tonnes load for select destinations rose by Rs 1,000 on the local truck transport market on Saturday on pick up in cargo movements.

Transporters said pickup in cargo movements following ongoing festive season against tight availability of trucks mainly pushed up select destinations freight rates.

Delhi to Mumbai, Pune and Surat freight rates were enquired higher by Rs 1000 each to Rs 26,000, Rs 29,000 and Rs 22,000 respectively.

The following are today’s truck hiring rates for a load of 10 tonnes: Ahmedabad 17,000 Hyderabad 38,000 Mumbai 26,000 Vijayawada 40,000 Baroda 19,000 Chennai 51,000 Pune 29,000 Bangalore 53,000 Surat 22,000 Mysore 56,000 Kanpur 15,000 Pondicherry 54,000 Kolkata 26,000 Coimbatore 59,000 Ludhiana 14,000 Kochi 63,000 Chandigarh 12,000 Thiruvananthapuram 67,000 Jaipur 10,500 Goa 38,000 Indore 13,000 Gwalior 11,000 Patna 22,000 Guwahati 41,000.