12 Oct 2026NEWS-0438
Diesel price steady; fleet margins improve slightly
With diesel steady after the October cut and freight rates recovering, transporters' associations say margins are slightly better than in September.
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12 Oct 2026NEWS-0438
With diesel steady after the October cut and freight rates recovering, transporters' associations say margins are slightly better than in September.
1 Oct 2026NEWS-0422
Retail diesel prices fell by ₹1.20 a litre, reversing part of the two rises in August and September.
7 Sep 2026NEWS-0409
The second rise in five weeks takes diesel up about 4.4% since the start of August. Small fleets on spot rates are the most exposed.
5 Aug 2026NEWS-0391
Retail diesel prices rose by ₹1.80 a litre across the country. Contract fleets expect to recover the rise through fuel clauses; spot-market operators absorb it until freight rates move.
1 Sep 2026NEWS-0401
Haulage trucks and light goods vehicles led the rise. Tipper sales were flat and bus sales rose on school and staff transport orders.
5 Sep 2026NEWS-0406
Toll charges at 40 plazas rose by 3 to 5%. Transporters' associations asked for the rise to be deferred until after the festive season.
31 Aug 2026NEWS-0400
The number of e-way bills generated rose 6% on last August, led by consumer goods and steel. Movements of building material were flat.
6 Oct 2026NEWS-0428
Spot freight rates recovered most of September's fall as festive consumer goods and early rabi inputs moved. The western corridor is still below its August level.
1 Oct 2026NEWS-0423
Haulage truck sales rose 5% while tipper sales fell 9%, reflecting slower mining and construction activity in the east and south.
21 Sep 2026NEWS-0414
Spot rates between Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur fell 6% in three weeks as new trucks added capacity and monsoon cargo stayed light. Single-corridor operators on spot rates feel it first.
4 Sep 2026NEWS-0405
Prices of five-to-seven-year-old haulage trucks fell about 6% over the quarter as large fleets delayed replacing vehicles. Recovery values on repossessed used trucks are under pressure.
7 Aug 2026NEWS-0392
Spot freight rates on the western corridor rose 3% in a week as consumer-goods makers moved stock towards warehouses ahead of the festive season.
1 Aug 2026NEWS-0380
Monsoon rainfall in July ran ahead of the long-period average in most subdivisions. Kharif sowing is ahead of last year in the north and east; parts of the Deccan remain dry.
2 Sep 2026NEWS-0402
Dealers in the rain-fed districts of the Deccan report tractor retail down by a fifth on last August, as farmers wait to see the kharif crop.
10 Oct 2026NEWS-0435
Retail sales in the first week of the festive season rose on last year, with rural demand ahead of urban.
13 Aug 2026NEWS-0394
Registrations rose on rural demand and early festive buying. Dealers report more first-time buyers in smaller towns.
30 Sep 2026NEWS-0398
June to September rainfall in Marathwada ended at 61% of normal, the weakest season in the region for several years. Kharif yields in Beed, Jalna and Latur are expected to fall sharply, and the rabi crop depends on soil moisture. Farmers' incomes before the rabi harvest will be thin.
7 Oct 2026NEWS-0429
15 Aug 2026NEWS-0387
Sowing of soybean and cotton in Beed, Jalna and Latur is well behind last year after a three-week dry spell. Farmers who sowed early are waiting for rain to save the crop.
4 Oct 2026NEWS-0426
Dealers report bookings up about 10% on last year, led by compact utility vehicles. Financed purchases make up a larger share than last year.
21 Aug 2026NEWS-0389
Prices of three-to-five-year-old utility vehicles rose about 4% as waiting periods for some new models stretched to three months.
9 Aug 2026NEWS-0385
Several makers announced price rises on passenger cars and utility vehicles, citing input costs. Dealers expect some buyers to bring purchases forward into August.
11 Oct 2026NEWS-0437
Mills around Kolhapur and Solapur have pushed the start of crushing to mid-November over a dispute on cane prices, delaying income for the trucks and tractor-trolleys that haul cane.
9 Oct 2026NEWS-0432
Spot rates on the route fell about 7% in a month as new trucks entered service. Owners of older trucks on spot loads are the most exposed.
17 Aug 2026NEWS-0395
Transporters ended a two-day strike over toll charges after talks with the state. Most fleets were back on the road by 19 Aug.
2 Aug 2026NEWS-0381
Fleet operators serving the chemical clusters around Bharuch and Vadodara report steady loads through the monsoon, with rates unchanged from June.
11 Aug 2026NEWS-0393
Landslides closed two ghat roads linking Kolhapur to the coast. Trucks were rerouted through longer routes until the roads reopened on 14 Aug.
18 Aug 2026NEWS-0388
Civil contractors on state irrigation and road works say bills submitted in May and June are still unpaid. Some have slowed work to conserve cash.
23 Sep 2026NEWS-0415
Dealers report bookings for the festive weeks up about 12% on last year, with more buyers choosing finance than paying cash.
12 Aug 2026NEWS-0386
Repeated waterlogging in the northern suburbs and Thane cut delivery runs for small vans and two-wheeler couriers. Most operators expect to lose a week's income.
18 Sep 2026NEWS-0412
The state has suspended 31 iron-ore and manganese mining leases in Keonjhar and Sundargarh pending a review of their clearances. Loading at the mines and railway sidings has stopped, idling the tippers that carry ore from pit to siding. The review has no fixed end date.
5 Oct 2026NEWS-0427
12 Oct 2026NEWS-0439
Tipper hire rates fall around Rourkela as idle trucks look for work
262 loans · ₹86 Cr · 0 flagged6 Aug 2026NEWS-0383
Ore dispatches from the state's northern mining belt held at June levels despite heavy rain, keeping pit-to-siding tippers busy.
3 Sep 2026NEWS-0404
Two days of heavy rain flooded roads in Hyderabad and its southern suburbs. Delivery vans and two-wheeler couriers lost two to three working days.
27 Aug 2026NEWS-0399
Dealers in district towns report higher enquiries for cargo three-wheelers from vegetable and parcel traders ahead of the festive season.
22 Sep 2026NEWS-0421
The state has paused payments to contractors on a fictional irrigation canal project in East Godavari and Eluru while it re-examines the project's costs. Contractors have stopped work, and excavators on the sites are idle.
25 Sep 2026NEWS-0417
Builders and road contractors around Pune restarted work after the monsoon. Equipment rental rates are back to pre-monsoon levels.
2 Oct 2026NEWS-0424
A good paddy crop and early procurement have lifted tractor demand across the irrigated north.
3 Aug 2026NEWS-0390
Paddy transplanting is complete across the irrigated north, about a week ahead of last year. Dealers expect a good season for tractor sales after the harvest.
20 Aug 2026NEWS-0396
Flooding closed sections of the national highway east of Guwahati for five days. Goods vehicles were stranded and local deliveries stopped in Nagaon.
28 Sep 2026NEWS-0419
Delivery contractors around Delhi, Gurugram and Faridabad have added vans and pickups for the festive sale weeks, and say utilisation is the highest since last year's festive season.
29 Sep 2026NEWS-0420
Truck waiting times at the port gates fell from two days to under a day after new parking yards opened.
3 Sep 2026NEWS-0407
A fictional quick-commerce operator has moved its Bengaluru deliveries to dark stores inside the city, ending most runs to warehouses beyond the toll plazas. Contracted pickup fleets now work intra-city routes, so toll crossings fall while running hours rise.
3 Oct 2026NEWS-0425
A cyclone warning closed coastal roads and markets around Berhampur. The storm weakened before landfall, and traffic resumed on 5 Oct.
14 Sep 2026NEWS-0413
Road dispatches from the coalfields around Angul and Talcher held steady through August, keeping haulage fleets in the district at work.
26 Sep 2026NEWS-0418
Cotton prices at the main markets fell about 8% in a month. Farmers around Nagpur are putting off equipment purchases until after the harvest.
4 Aug 2026NEWS-0382
Small transporters in Erode and Coimbatore say yarn and garment movements are flat on last year, with no sign of the slowdown seen in spring.
12 Sep 2026NEWS-0411
The district has paused renewals of stone-quarry permits while it reviews blasting safety. Excavator owners and the tipper fleets that haul from the quarries face idle weeks.
5 Sep 2026NEWS-0408
A three-week maintenance shutdown at a large steel plant has idled trucks that carry coil and scrap. Operators expect loads to resume by the end of September.
2 Sep 2026NEWS-0403
Tourist-bus operators say bookings for October to February are ahead of last year. Operators need valid fitness certificates and tourist permits to take them.
24 Sep 2026NEWS-0416
Operators withdrew about a fifth of their services after the state rejected a fare increase. Talks are due to resume in October.
9 Sep 2026NEWS-0410
Mills around Meerut expect to start crushing in late October, two weeks early. Tractor-trolley owners will start hauling cane sooner than usual.
11 Oct 2026NEWS-0436
A normal apple harvest has kept pickups and light trucks around Shimla and Kangra working through the season, though rates are lower than last year.
9 Oct 2026NEWS-0433
Work on two fictional highway widening packages has started, and contractors are hiring excavators and loaders from across the state.
8 Oct 2026NEWS-0430
Civil contracts for a fictional metro extension have been awarded. Work is due to start in December, adding demand for excavators and loaders.
24 Aug 2026NEWS-0397
Cement plants around Raipur and Durg cut dispatches by about a tenth in August. Bulk carriers expect volumes to recover after the monsoon.
10 Oct 2026NEWS-0434
Landslides and flash floods closed roads into the hills for four days. Tourist buses and pickups based in Dehradun and Haridwar stood idle.
8 Aug 2026NEWS-0384
A month-long drive in Jaipur checked fitness certificates and permits on private and tourist buses. Operators with lapsed certificates were given 30 days to renew.
8 Oct 2026NEWS-0431
The price of compressed natural gas fell by ₹1.50 a kilogram, easing costs for passenger and cargo three-wheelers.