Sujata Dey

There's a moment almost every logistics business hits. Revenue is climbing, the truck count has doubled, new client contracts are coming in - and somehow, the office feels more chaotic than ever. Drivers call in for trip updates because the tracking app doesn't talk to the

⚡ Quick Answer To buy GPS devices that meet AIS 140 norms in India, choose an ARAI/ICAT-certified VLTD with eSIM, IRNSS/NavIC support and a panic button, priced between ₹3,500 and ₹12,000 per vehicle in 2026. Verify the device's certificate on the testing agency portal, confirm

Every logistics operation in India reaches the same inflection point. The dashboards are live. GPS is pinging. The ERP shows shipments in motion. And yet the operations manager is on call number 47 of the day - chasing a driver near Nagpur, resolving a disputed ePOD from a Pune plant,

Fuel is the single largest operating cost for Indian fleet owners. According to industry data, diesel, petrol, and CNG together account for approximately 45% of total fleet operating expenses on average. With diesel prices in Delhi hovering around ₹90–95 per litre in 2025–2026 following successive fuel hikes, every

If you operate commercial vehicles in India, you've almost certainly been asked — or forced - to fit an AIS-140-certified GPS device, also called a VLTD (Vehicle Location Tracking Device). And if you've tried to compare prices across vendors, you know the experience is frustrating. One seller

When the Cold Chain Breaks, Everything Breaks A pharmaceutical distributor in Ahmedabad dispatches a consignment of insulin vials to a hospital network in Surat. The reefer truck leaves at 6 AM on a Tuesday in May, when ambient temperatures in Gujarat are already touching 42 degrees Celsius. The compressor unit

India is at an extraordinary inflection point - the country ranks 5th in the global export of fish and seafood and 4th in meat production. However, the sector still incurs losses worth millions of rupees due to product spoilage before the products reach the end consumer or export vessel.  The

📌 Key Takeaways * 💡 RFQ (Request for Quotation) is a procurement process used to collect pricing and service quotations from multiple suppliers for clearly defined requirements. * 💡 RFQ procurement helps businesses improve cost efficiency, supplier comparison, and strategic sourcing decisions. * 💡 A structured RFQ process includes requirement identification, supplier selection, quotation evaluation, negotiation, and

You've decided your fleet needs GPS tracking. Smart move. But then comes the real question, do you invest in a basic GPS tracker for trucks, or do you go all-in on an advanced telematics platform? The answer isn't always obvious, and making the wrong choice can