Archive for July, 2016

erickshaws proliferate

erickshaws proliferate

  erickshaws are proliferating, bringing with them a hope for a greener and economically stable future. Story by: Anirudh Raheja Hailing from Muzzaffarpur, a small town in Bihar, Dalbeer Kumar drives an erickshaw. Until three months ago he used to pull a cycle rickshaw in the scorching heat and freezing cold of Delhi NCR. He earned between Rs.300 and Rs.350[Read More…]

by July 29, 2016 Cover Stories
CV insurance: the best deal

CV insurance: the best deal

CV operators will continue to abstain from insuring their vehicles promptly if they don’t see it as a value proposition Story by: Ashish Bhatia Motor insurance is mandatory. Spending long hours on the road ferrying goods and people, commercial vehicles are perhaps the most in need of a robust insurance cover. To them, the need is to pitch an insurance[Read More…]

by July 29, 2016 Cover Stories
CVs make for an interesting read

CVs make for an interesting read

Adil Jal Darukhanawala’s book, Mercedes-Benz Winning makes for an interesting read, both in terms of the brand’s sporting history and its journey in India. Story by: Team CV The commercial vehicle history in India is highly fragmented. It is, in fact, far too fragmented to be put together in an interesting tale that would provide an image of how the[Read More…]

by July 29, 2016 Uncategorized
De-registration of 10-year old diesel vehicles to affect CVs

De-registration of 10-year old diesel vehicles to affect CVs

The National Green Tribunal ordered de-registration of diesel vehicles aged over 10 years. This is expected to render over 50,000 vehicles in the NCR non-roadworthy. A good number of these vehicles are claimed to be commercial vehicles; cabs, vans and trucks and buses. Industry sources claim that over 30,000 out of the estimated 50,000 diesel vehicles aged over 10 are[Read More…]

by July 20, 2016 News