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Oct 19, 2012

DRIVERS' SHORTAGE * India

* Its truck drivers turn to be pampered 

New Delhi,India -The Hindu Business Line, by Rajesh Kurup -October 14, 2012: -- Truck drivers in the country have never had it so good. Pampering the men behind-the-wheels is the new paradigm across the industry... Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, which launched trucks under the brand ‘BharatBenz’, is rolling out resting facilities — complete with bath, bed and food — at its service centres. Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland have set up training facilities for drivers, while Surat-based fleet owner Siddhivinayak Logistics has launched a scheme Chalak se Malak for drivers... The National Skill Development Corporation estimates a demand for over 50 lakh drivers over a period of 10 years, starting 2010. The industry estimates that nearly 20 lakh vehicles are sitting idle for want of drivers. And this is forcing truck-makers and fleet owners to dole out the sops...

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