10% of drivers, helpers of commercial vehicles have left for their native places: IFTRT survey
May 09, 2021
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Almost 2-2.5 lakh drivers have Covid-like symptoms and viral infections, said the Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT), based on a survey conducted on a sample size of 85,000 drivers and helpers conducted in the last one week using 50 resource persons.
If helpers were to be counted, 3.5 lakh drivers and helpers – that account for about 10 per cent of the total lot of drivers and helpers working at various locations – have left for their native places, it added.
“They have moved back to rural areas and smaller towns that do not have as much Covid-19 testing and treatment facilities,” said IFTRT, as it indicated that these are conservative numbers and the total number of truck, bus and taxi drivers suffering from Covid in the second wave and related viral fevers could easily be 4-4.25 lakh, based on present assessment from 75-100 transport
Truck rentals in April plummet up to 30% due to Covid-19 restrictions, low demand
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India on Monday morning reported 3,68,147 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,99,25,604, as per official data from the health ministry.
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While the Centre has been ruling out a nationwide lockdown, several state governments have introduced curbs on movement of people for non-essential works to check cases.
Truck rentals in April declined between 18-27% on major routes in the country in April, a report by Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training has said.
Localised lockdowns, muted demand owing to the second wave of Covid-19, have led to a decline in sales of medium and heavy commercial vehicles last month, the logistics research body said.
Truck rentals in open market plummet 18-27% in April: IFTRT
May 03, 2021
Transport Union AIMTC seeks relief for truckers Truck rentals plummeted by 18-27 per cent on trunk routes during April 2021 against the rates on a sequential basis in the open market, as per Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT), a transport tracking research unit.
This was because of slump in factory output by 35-40 per cent due to production cuts and closures in many states triggered by the present wave of Covid calamity resulting in local level curfews and lockdowns, SP Singh, Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT), New Delhi, said in a note. Also, there was 10-15 per cent drop in arrivals of fruits and vegetables in mandis (or Agricultural Price Marketing Committees). IFTRT projects the truck freight rentals and sales to remain timid for current and most likely for next quarter of current fiscal.
April 29, 2021
Road Ministry has proposed common standards for retrofitting vehicles for the differently-abled and issuing a driving licence.
At present, it is left to the discretion of each States according to SP Singh, Senior Fellow, Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT).
A team of experts from Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), All India Institute of Physical Medicines and Rehabilitation, Tata Institute for Social Sciences, Gujarat Road Safety Authority have proposed detailed designs for various kind of disabilities so that the common standards can be readied. These vehicles, based on international best practices, are also termed adaptive vehicles, as per the Motor Vehicle Amendment 2019.