Post Tagged with: "CV drivers"

Driver shortage is expected to grow even more acute with the second wave of pandemic.

Driver shortage is expected to grow even more acute with the second wave of pandemic.

Madhav runs a fleet of four Tata Ace in Pune. He pilots one of the vehicles whereas the other three are piloted by his band of drivers. All the vehicles operate in the industrial belts in and around the city, ferrying industrial goods among others. The current lockdown in Pune in view of the spike Covid infections has affected Madhav’s[Read More…]

by June 14, 2021 News
CV drivers: Frontline warriors?

CV drivers: Frontline warriors?

The demand for CV drivers to be given the status of frontline warriors should be scrutinised and acted upon. Story by Bhushan Mhapralkar Rajesh Shelke (name changed on request) spoke in a worried tone about contracting the Covid-19 virus as he waited for his truck to loaded at a warehouse at Bhandup, an industrial suburb of Mumbai. He said that[Read More…]

by August 19, 2020 Cover Stories