This section of our society has not been accorded with any position of dignity, largely owing to their absence in the routine social life of their families and communities. In addition, the lifestyle practice/habits of the truck driver community are perceived negatively by the general public. And the remuneration for truck drivers is one of the most neglected areas of logistics operations, generally across the globe, but more specifically in India.
A truck driver in India earns somewhere between INR 20,000 to 25,000 a month, which is very less compared to the kind of efforts required to do the job. Truck driving is a very hectic job and in addition to physical stress it involves a lot of mental stress also. This is one of the main reasons for the general shortage of truck drivers in most urban and semi-urban markets.