Delhivery launches Freight Index One to bring transparency to India’s trucking market

• Published On Nov 5, 2025 at 05:25 PM IST

Logistics firm Delhivery on Wednesday launched Freight Index One, a platform offering historical, current, and forward-looking full truckload pricing estimates. According to the official press release, the tool targets transporters, fleet owners, shippers, and third-party logistics players, covering major trucking lanes and both open and closed container vehicles.

“India currently lacks equivalents to global freight indices like the Cass Freight Index and Freightos Baltic Index, leading to uncertainty in pricing, especially during seasonal demand periods,” said Rohan Anand, Head of Data Science at Delhivery, whose team designed the platform.

The platform is built on nearly a decade of Delhivery’s market intelligence and internal data, factoring in supply fluctuations, seasonality, route viability, and economic indicators such as fuel prices, toll rates, and taxes.

Opening Data to the Logistics Ecosystem

Kapil Bharati, Chief Technology Officer at Delhivery, said the company plans to share freight rate data and forecasts with industry partners, including freight brokers and shippers. “Providing access to a wide variety of stakeholders will enable efficient price benchmarking, better budget planning, and improved rate negotiations. The accuracy of the index will increase as more market participants contribute feedback to the underlying models,” he added.Delhivery’s launch of Freight Index One comes as India’s logistics sector continues to grow in complexity, with businesses seeking greater transparency to optimise operations and manage costs in a highly fragmented trucking ecosystem.