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UPLIFTMENT OF TRUCK DRIVERS

“The Truck driver is The lion of The highways, a

winner sailing upriver in a warship.”

-Bauvard

Indian Trucking Industry

The Indian trucking industry has around 8.1

million vehicles(as on March, 2013) on the road

and needs around 7,00,000-8,00,000 new truck

drivers every year.

At present there are over 1300 trucks per million

population and the utilization of trucks is around

70,000 kms per year.

The truck population in India has grown at a rate

of 7 percent per annum between 2011-2013 to till

date.

Indian Trucking Industry - Types of Trucks

in India

Haulage

Rigid Trucks

Tippers

Cabs

Delivery Vans

Trailers

Tankers

Cement Bulkers

Indian Trucking Industry – Model of

Operation

User

Transport Companies/ Contractors / Suppliers / Brokers / Transport operators

Small Operator

Large operator

• Brokers

• Tolls

• Political Environment

• Road conditions

• Accidents

• Real time availability

• Improve mileage

• Use of technology

• Demand driven by fuel prices

• Shortage of drivers

• Remote Areas

• Return loads

• Illiteracy

• Demand

• Unity

• Contribution

Strengths Weakness

Threats Opportunity

Truck drivers in India – Life on street

Truck is their home

• Provides them shelter when they are on the road, they sleep in it, under it, on top of it.

The truck is their workplace

• That's what they do for a living, that's where they go to work.

The truck's their machine/tool

• They understand it the best, the quirks, the jugaads, the know-how of maintenance and resting the

machine. In India its common to worship and decorate your tools.

Cont.…


The truck is their vehicle too

• They use it to go from one workplace to another.

The truck is their wife

• Yes, that's how many of them refer to it as a woman, or feminine gender

It’s their temple

• Because trucking, as a profession, on Indian roads is considered dangerous; some decorations

are religious to keep them safe


Truck drivers are most responsible and simultaneously most vulnerable. If we don't have

them:

• We will not get our food delivered.

• We will not have our clothes delivered.

• We will not have our cooking gas delivered.

• We will not have other necessities delivered to us.


Here are some eye opening images to show

how their lives are and problems they face

on a daily basis.

Truck drivers in India – Accidents

Accident being the part and parcel of their lives, it affects them, their family and the others who they hit or

who are hit by.

Truck drivers in India – Accidents

Truck drivers in India – Overloaded trucks


For the work they also compromise with their health.

They are feared of not only accidents but also of theft.

They are afraid to stop over at night for food or shelter, fearing that crooks and goons might steal

precious goods from their trucks.

While driving on highways, the general population and the police, both treat them badly, and

sometimes even harass them for money

If there are problems, there are solutions

as well

If there are problems, there are solutions

as well

We’re working for this social cause

• Our main focus is the upliftment of truck drivers

• Connecting transporters, truck drivers, customers and other related entities.

• Providing them work all the times and eliminating their idle time

• Arranging load for their return trips

If there are problems; there are solutions

as well

TruckSuvidha helps truck drivers in removing their confusion of where they can get the

work

Helping them in getting proper rates for their services.

Real time availability of their truck

Upgrading them to use the technology

Planning for training sessions.

Thank You

http://www.trucksuvidha.com/

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