Page 5 - Trucks

Ashok Leyland launches range of modular trucks customers can restyle

Company says the new model would allow it faster turnaround along with better market coverage.

Migrant workers continue to travel by trucks, bicycle to their home states

Some migrant workers continued to travel by trucks while some are traveling on foot and bicycles from Punjab's Ludhiana to reach their respective homes

Trucking tech company BlackBuck waives off commission for truckers

Manufacturers, traders and other shippers can use the Blackbuck platform and gain access to a million trucks

Transporters demand reduction in fuel prices amid Covid-19 lockdown

AIMTC said Covid-19 and the lockdown have hit the transport sector adversely, and exerting acute pressure on the sector.

Toll booths open to biz, but India's oldest highway wears deserted look

Constructed by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century, the original road over the years extended right up to Kabul in Afghanistan (in the west) and Chittagong in Bangladesh (in the east).

Coronavirus impact: Logistics firms face hurdles in transporting cargo

The most impacted have been truck drivers, who have had to bear the ire of the authorities and face stigma in their villages.

Covid-19: Home Secy writes to states to ensure supply of essential goods

The Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also urged for steps to be taken to prevent hoarding and black marketing

Top headlines: Govt to release GST dues, tea exports to fall, and more

Business Standard brings you top headlines of the day

90% of trucks in India are now off roads amid coronavirus lockdown

Daily movement of trucks has collapsed to less than 10 per cent of normal levels, according to All India Motor Transport Congress

Capacity utilisation across FMCG plants may rise as truckers return

Centre allowed transportation of both essential and non-essential items

At least 25,108 deaths occurred in truck accidents during 2018: Report

A truck's speed rarely goes beyond 50-60 km per hour, but they account for a high number of road fatalities every year

Companies see Budget 2020 farm, infra push helping commercial vehicle sales

Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, VECV Ltd report modest growth as economy slows and transporters are saddled with surplus capacity.

After cars, now truck sales hit a speed bump; decline 60% in August

India's economy grew by 5 per cent in the June quarter, the slowest in over six years. The manufacturing sector fared worse, growing at an abysmal 0.6 per cent. Listen to this podcast to know more

Truck body builders struggle to wade through ongoing economic slowdown

A 50 per cent slump in CV sales has dealt a death blow to informal workers in the sector

The 'Uber for trucking' tries to navigate some uber-scale problems

For Convoy, the company risks drawing comparisons to Uber in less flattering ways

2 transport groups say will not buy new trucks; blame govt policies

Stating that high GST rate, Rs 2 cess on diesel announced in Budget, hike in presumptive tax and increase in insurance have hurt transporters severely

How an Indian startup improved incomes and efficiency of truck drivers

The interface for drivers includes an audio option and notifications about every incentive they can get

Truckers now charging transporters more than earlier due to fuel price hike

The All India Motor Transport Congress has threatened another blockade if diesel prices do not moderate soon

New-gen trucks go way beyond 'steel on wheel'

Trucks, arguably the most non-glamorous vehicles, are undergoing an image makeover

Tippers sustain high growth in Apr-Aug

Overall demand for commercial vehicles takes a hit in recent months