PIL seeks to end overloading of heavy vehicles
Gujarat high court on Wednesday sought reply from the state government in response to a PIL that demanded curb on overloading of heavy vehicles – trucks and buses on state roads for the purpose...
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Vehicle modernisation programme for replacing old commercial vehicles
The voluntary vehicle fleet modernisation programme (V-VMP) that the government is working on will focus initially on incentivising buyers of new commercial vehicle and keep passenger vehicles out of its ambit. It also won’t...
15-year-old diesel vehicles banned in Patna
In a bid to check the increasing air pollution in the Bihar capital, the government has banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from the roads from Wednesday. “We have banned 15-year-old diesel vehicles from the roads from...
NGT allows registration of diesel vehicles for waste disposal
In a breather to the municipal corporations in the capital facing shortage of vehicles, the National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to register new diesel vehicles, conforming to BS-IV norms, for garbage...
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...
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....
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