The new Eicher Pro 1049 marks Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicle’s entry into the sub-five tonne truck segment. Story & photos by: Bhushan Mhapralkar The Eicher Pro 1049 is Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicle’s (VECV) first sub-five tonne offering. Derived from the 1059XP, a 7.2-tonne GVW truck, the 1049 looks modern and attractive. It comes from a company whose trucks in the[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) is claimed to be working on a voluntary vehicle fleet modernisation policy. Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar Recent incidences attracting the ire of the judiciary in view of the rising pollution levels in some Indian cities seems to have set the ball rolling in many directions. Even as the Indian auto industry[Read More…]
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