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Volvo LIGHTS

Volvo LIGHTS

Aiming at improving freight and warehouse efficiencies, Volvo Trucks has been pursuing the ‘LIGHTS’ project with much interest Story By : Team CV Teaming up with its fleet customers NFI and Dependable Highway Express to deploy its electric VNR trucks at their California port, Volvo Trucks has highlighted the progress it has achieved in its ambitious Low Impact Green Heavy[Read More…]

by April 3, 2020 SMART TRANSPORT
IKEA on wheels

IKEA on wheels

Ikea on wheels concept in Mumbai has preceded its second store opening late summer this year at Navi Mumbai and utilities Tata trucks. Story by : Deven Lad and Deepti Thore The Sofa looks quite comfy and cosy. It has a typical Scandinavian flair to it. The wall unit behind it too extends a typical minimalist yet very wooden feel[Read More…]

by April 3, 2020 Cover Stories
V-Trans looks at new growth avenues

V-Trans looks at new growth avenues

Drawing from its legacy, V-Trans is looking at new avenues of growth. Story by Deepti Thore   Entering the transport business with a second-hand Chevrolet truck in 1958, K K Shah laid the foundation for V-Trans. Starting life as Kunverji K. Shah & Co. at Mumbai, V-Trans grew at the hands of K.K. Shah as an organisation that did not[Read More…]

by April 3, 2020 Cover Stories
Truck apps proliferate

Truck apps proliferate

Truck apps have come to increase the efficiency and earning-ability of truckers with the help of IoT and AI. Story by : Bhushan Mhapralkar To shift a fowler bed from Mira Road on the outskirts of Mumbai to Bhakti Park in the heart of Mumbai, Vinay hired a Maxximo mini-truck on the Porter app. He paid Rs.1500 for the task.[Read More…]

by April 3, 2020 Cover Stories