TruckSuvidha, is aiming at benefiting truck drivers, the marginal sufferers of transportation industry. It is to make their lives easier and uplift them.

1. UPLIFTMENT OF TRUCK
DRIVERS
“The Truck driver is The lion of The highways, a
winner sailing upriver in a warship.”
-Bauvard

2. Indian Trucking Industry
 The Indian trucking industry has around 8.1
million vehicles(as on March, 2013) on the road
and needs around 7,00,000-8,00,000 new truck
drivers every year.
 At present there are over 1300 trucks per million
population and the utilization of trucks is around
70,000 kms per year.
 The truck population in India has grown at a rate
of 7 percent per annum between 2011-2013 to till
date.

3. Indian Trucking Industry - Types of Trucks
in India
 Haulage
 Rigid Trucks
 Tippers
 Cabs
 Delivery Vans
 Trailers
 Tankers
 Cement Bulkers

4. Indian Trucking Industry – Model of
Operation
User
Transport Companies/ Contractors / Suppliers /
Brokers / Transport operators
Small
Operator
Large operator

5. • Brokers
• Tolls
• Political Environment
• Road conditions
• Accidents
• Real time availability
• Improve mileage
• Use of technology
• Demand driven by fuel
prices
• Shortage of drivers
• Remote Areas
• Return loads
• Illiteracy
• Demand
• Unity
• Contribution
Strengths Weakness
ThreatsOpportunity

6. Truck drivers in India – Life on street
 Truck is their home
• Provides them shelter when they are on the road, they sleep in it, under it, on top of it.
 The truck is their workplace
• That's what they do for a living, that's where they go to work.
 The truck's their machine/tool
• They understand it the best, the quirks, the jugaads, the know-how of maintenance and resting the
machine. In India its common to worship and decorate your tools.
Cont.…

7. Truck drivers in India – Life on street
 The truck is their vehicle too
• They use it to go from one workplace to another.
 The truck is their wife
• Yes, that's how many of them refer to it as a woman, or feminine gender
 It’s their temple
• Because trucking, as a profession, on Indian roads is considered dangerous; some decorations
are religious to keep them safe

8. Truck drivers in India – Life on street
 Truck drivers are most responsible and simultaneously most vulnerable. If we don't have
them:
• We will not get our food delivered.
• We will not have our clothes delivered.
• We will not have our cooking gas delivered.
• We will not have other necessities delivered to us.

9. Truck drivers in India – Life on street
Here are some eye opening images to show
how their lives are and problems they face
on a daily basis.

10. Truck drivers in India – Accidents
Accident being the part and parcel of their lives, it affects them, their family and the others who they hit or
who are hit by.

11. Truck drivers in India – Accidents

12. Truck drivers in India – Overloaded trucks

13. Truck drivers in India – Overloaded trucks

14. Truck drivers in India – Overloaded trucks

15. Truck drivers in India – Life on street
 For the work they also compromise with their health.
 They are feared of not only accidents but also of theft.
 They are afraid to stop over at night for food or shelter, fearing that crooks and goons might steal
precious goods from their trucks.
 While driving on highways, the general population and the police, both treat them badly, and
sometimes even harass them for money

16. If there are problems, there are solutions
as well

17. If there are problems, there are solutions
as well
 We’re working for this social cause
• Our main focus is the upliftment of truck drivers
• Connecting transporters, truck drivers, customers and other related entities.
• Providing them work all the times and eliminating their idle time
• Arranging load for their return trips

18. If there are problems; there are solutions
as well
 TruckSuvidha helps truck drivers in removing their confusion of where they can get the
work
 Helping them in getting proper rates for their services.
 Real time availability of their truck
 Upgrading them to use the technology
 Planning for training sessions.

19. Thank You