Mobility curbs: More than 2.5 million trucks go off the roadAccording to Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training or IFTRT, about 450,000 drivers who take up the difficult task of transpo...
Truck rentals fall due to excessive rains, may push transporters closer to defaulting on loans: ReportBetween 45,000-50,000 heavy trucks could be repossessed in the coming three months if the situation does not improve for transporters, IFTR...
Truckers' strike gets mixed response on day twoAccording to reports, the strike was more effective in the financial capital Mumbai, while in other parts of the country, including Delhi, ...
GST impact: Over 25% of trucks idle amid drop in interstate movementInterstate retail freight rates are down 40-50%, the sharpest decline in over three decades, said SP Singh, senior fellow at the IFTRT.
Day four truckers strike: Supplies continue to hit, stalemate onTransporters continued with their strike for the fourth consecutive day today, hitting supply of goods to various parts of the country with...
Nitin Gadkari asks truckers to call off strike;pan-India e-toll soonNitin Gadkari today appealed to the transporters body AIMTC to call off their proposed nationwide strike from tomorrow.
Diesel check a farce; only those older vehicles taking fitness test examined, say expertsThe Delhi government plans to check 100 vehicles older than 10 years and another 100 less than 10 years old for emission patterns.
Soon, road agencies may be fined for accidentsRoad transport minister Nitin Gadkari, who has pushed for the bill, has admitted that many crashes are happening because of poor design and...
Wait for registration certificate of your vehicle to be over soonThe transport ministry has come up with an IT-based mechanism which enables tracking and recording of all details right from the manufactur...
Diesel price cuts not easing freight ratesDespite reduction in diesel prices twice totaling Rs 5.62 per litre in a span of 15 days, the truck rental/freight on trunk routes have not...
Vehicle owners may have to pay higher premium for vehicles if they hire rash driversWhile at present the insurance is linked only to vehicles, under the new law it will be linked both to vehicle and record of its drivers.
Centre should put in place transparent toll policy: IFTRTCautioning that simmering discontent and violence over toll tax in some states may spill to rest of the country, Indian Foundation of Trans...
Rail freight hike to hit cement, steel companiesThe hike will drill deep holes into the profits of bulk commodity manufacturers like cement and steel.
- Truck rentals fall by 2 to 3 % in trunk routes connecting metros
With heavy rains and floods disrupting the transport of fruits and vegetables in many parts of the country, the truck rentals have dropped ...
- Increasing truck rentals spell strong eco revival
Truck rentals for the week-ended January 4 have hit a two-year high on the back of double digit manufacturing growth and uptick in exports.
- Floods hit transport biz in western India
Floods in the west and south have severely hit the transportation business, with the Surat-Baroda belt in particular bearing the brunt wher...
- Booming trade, economy fuel truck rate hikes
If you thought it takes only a diesel price hike to send truck charges racing, load up on this.