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July 2012
few years, the percentage of acci-
dents has come down considerably,
which is an encouraging sign. If a
few more issues are taken care of,
the number of accidents could also
be reduced further. With the better
standard of vehicles and with ad-
vanced technology and safety fea-
tures, it primarily lies in the hands
of the driver community to reduce
accidents. “NGOs should take up
the issue and spread awareness
among the public to follow traffic
rules properly. The Government,
NGOs, Transport Associations
and other clubs have to take steps
in this regard”.
His LPG transportation business
is doing very well, and there is
always scope for fleet expansion.
However, the driver shortage is-
sue has curbed his fleet expansion
plans and for the past couple of
years, despite his growing busi-
ness, the fleet size has remained
the same.
For LPG tankers, 35 tonnes is
the highest allowed payload. Ve-
hicles of over 40 tonnes are not
allowed as an accident with such
vehicles would cause heavier dam-
age. There is no hard and fast rule
in this aspect, but the Government
does not permit such higher tonne
vehicles due to safety standards.
The Health, Safety, Environment
& Quality (HSEQ) Department is
much concerned with accidents,
especially those related to LPG
tankers, and conducts transport
meetings once every six months
for drivers and fleet owners to dis-
cuss relevant issues.
Expressing his views on the
growing commercial vehicle seg-
ment in India, he says there is
huge potential in the Indian mar-
ket, and volumes would increase.
The introduction of 50-tonne and
60-tonne vehicles will reduce the
manpower cost. At the same time,
the LCV segment will continue to
grow.
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