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Delhivery has launched Freight Index One, a data-driven platform that provides historical, real-time, and forward-looking full-truckload (FTL) freight rate insights across India's key routes. The index aims to bring much-needed transparency to the country's fragmented trucking market by using data gathered over nearly a decade. It factors in fuel costs, toll charges, seasonal trends, and supply-demand variations. Designed for transporters, shippers, fleet owners, and brokers, the platform allows users to benchmark rates, forecast pricing, and make better operational decisions.
Logistics company Delhivery has recently rolled out Freight Index One, a digital platform that provides structured pricing information for full-truckload (FTL) movement across India's major transportation routes. The platform offers both historical and forward-looking freight rate trends for open and closed container vehicles, making it easier for logistics participants to plan and compare prices. Advertisement
The company explained that India's trucking industry lacks a reliable freight index, unlike other global markets that use tools such as the Cass Freight Index or the Freightos Baltic Index. This absence has often resulted in inconsistent pricing and limited visibility for businesses managing logistics costs.
Delhivery said the new platform is based on nearly ten years of internal freight data and market intelligence collected through its extensive operations. The index takes into account factors such as fuel and toll costs, regional demand cycles, route efficiency, and overall supply availability to determine rate movements.
The company added that Freight Index One is designed for transporters, fleet owners, shippers, and third-party logistics operators who can use it to benchmark rates, improve their budget planning, and negotiate more effectively. The platform provides estimates for both open and closed container vehicles, covering India's key trucking corridors that handle large cargo movement.
Delhivery's Chief Technology Officer mentioned that the accuracy of the index will improve with wider industry participation, as more data and user feedback are integrated into the model. The company plans to collaborate with shippers, brokers, and logistics partners to expand coverage and ensure the index reflects current market conditions accurately.
Industry experts view the move as timely, considering the growing size and complexity of India's logistics market. The road freight segment accounts for more than 60 percent of the country's cargo movement but remains highly unorganized, with significant rate fluctuations depending on region and season. Delhivery's index aims to reduce this inconsistency by introducing a structured and data-backed benchmark for freight pricing.
Delhivery, founded in 2011, operates one of India's largest integrated logistics networks and handles millions of shipments across categories such as express parcel, part truckload, and full truckload freight. The company believes that its data infrastructure and technology capabilities will help make Freight Index One a reliable reference point for the sector.
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