Cochin Port take steps to speed up cargo clearance
A Top official said that Cochin Port has taken a slew of measures such as green channel for vehicle tax at Walayar check post and better rail connectivity to speed up cargo clearance and...
Author: Kanika Bansal
Daimler opens new regional center for CVs in Chennai
German commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler has inaugurated a new regional center in Chennai, India. Just seven months after the opening of the first Regional Center for Commercial Vehicles in Dubai, the opening of this...
Transport research body seeks reduction in excise duty on diesel
The Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT) has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley seeking a roll back of the nine excise duty hikes on diesel between November 2014 and January 2016....
Speed governors norms ‘tweaked to give Rs 600-cr benefit’ to 2 firms
Auto part manufacturers supplying speed governors to commercial vehicle users in Haryana have alleged favouritism in framing rules to empanel suppliers . Smelling a scam the manufacturers who have been debarred as per the...
Transport unions form UFTA to take on the challenges of CV operators
To undertake the problems faced by commercial vehicles operators in Delhi, 57 transport associations today formed UFTA under transporters body AIMTC. “United Front of Transport Associations (UFTA) comprising 57 transport associations/unions from Truck, Mini...
Norms for road projects will be diluted
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping said that “I have decided to dilute technical and financial bid norms for road projects to increase competition.” He said the norms now allow...
No Cattle Class Transport of People for Poll
A vacation bench of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the political parties not to transport people in trucks and other commercial vehicles for election purposes. The bench of Justices KK Sasidharan and...
Mangaluru truck owners demand hike in freight rates
Truck owners, who have demanded increase in freight charge, said that they were forced to shell out nearly Rs 1,500 as bribe to government personnel for transporting a consignment from Mangaluru to Ballari. Members...
Chinese tyres dumped into India faces government’s probe
Government has initiated a probe into dumping of certain radial tyres from China that are used in buses, lorries and trucks and may end up imposing duty on them to protect the domestic industry....
Fix 8 years as life of all commercial vehicles
A group of state Ministers, constituted by the Centre to frame rules for road safety and mobility, is of the view that all commercial vehicles be phased out after eight years of service by...
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