Lead the Road – a ‘Transporters Meet’ event organised by BusinessLine to highlight various issues related to transporters – is headed west, after its successful run in the south.

On September 26, the event will be held in Pune where various stakeholders, including truck operators, will discuss issues that confront transporters.

Event partners

The event’s Title Partner is Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and Powered Partner is YES Bank, with MapMyIndia as the GPS Partner.

The event is topical at the current juncture with rising fuel prices, lower freight rates and shortage of drivers. Every day, nearly 60 lakh trucks carrying all sorts of goods, including essential commodities, fruits and vegetables, criss cross the country. If they stop plying, the economy comes to a standstill.

Fifth meet

Speakers that include transporters, officials from IOC and YES Bank will discuss issues and suggest solutions to the problems faced by the sector.

The first in the series – Lead The Road – was held in June at Namakkal, the hub of truck industry in South India, followed by the second in the port city of Kochi in July. The third was held in Vijayawada last month and the fourth in Hyderabad on September 7.

Over 100 representatives, including truck owners, drivers and industry associations participated in each event. In these meets, the participants also discussed local issues.

Panel discussion

Presentations apart, the fifth edition in Pune will see a panel discussion by Subrat Rath, DGM (Retail Sales), Pune Divisional Office, Indian Oil Corporation; Anil Menon, National Business Head, Commercial Vehicle Loans, YES Bank; Hemang Chowdhary, Head, Enterprise Relations, MapMyIndia; Baba Shindde, Member, AIMTC & Toll Committee, and State President, Maharashtra State Goods and Passenger Transport Mahasangh; and Prasanna Patwardhan, Chairman and Managing Director, Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions Pvt Ltd.

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