A one day seminar, on the 25th September, in Chennai, organized by ECARGOLOG Group of Publications, supported by Shriram, NTC Groups and host of other Associations and Chambers like TN Lorry Owners’ Federation, Tamil Chamber of Commerce, Madras Management Association, received good response from Transport and Logistics industry circles.
Mr. Pravin Puntambekar, Sr. VP of Shriram Transport, while inaugurating the session, spoke on the plight of truck drivers in India, also said the shortage of drivers and unskilled drivers lead to more road accidents.
Mr.Sridhar, Namakkal Trans (NTC Group) touched upon the facilities extended by their group and how they handle transportation of heavy goods. Shri. R Prasanna Venkatesan, a Chartered Account by profession, with his abundant experience in the industry, well presented in his speech – tabled the scenario of the Indian drivers vis-a-vis the drivers in overseas and the importance of grooming and training the drivers by institutions.
Mr.Sugumar, The president of the Lorry Owners Federation, submitted a memorandum containing their long time pending matters and urged it to be presented to Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for the Ministry of Transport & Shipping to find an immediate solution at the earliest!