Truck freight rates drop for smaller cities, but remain flat for larger ones

The cost of transporting goods by truck from Delhi to smaller cities including Jaipur, Lucknow, Dehradun and Ahmedabad fell in April.

Other cities such as Sirsa, Patna and Bhopal saw an increase of less than one percent, shows a Business standard analysis of data collected by the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). There was no change in rates for Guwahati and Bhubaneswar. The rates were also flat for major metros including Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

The costs are calculated based on the transport of goods via trucks with a capacity of 15 tons per kilometer. These costs are calculated per

First print: May 5, 2024 | 1:03 PM IST