The Truth about Indian Trucking

3:01 in india we have a stereotype , the bigger vehicle will always in a fault , a drunk biker will crash even into a stationary truck and people will blame the trucker

You forgot to mention the fact that so many Indian truck drivers, especially in the north, struggle while delivering supplies through the Himalayas. It's a rugged yet major part of India, and truckers risk their lives on certain roads. Highways are being made, but these mountains are unforgiving.

Being a Sikh, I had to meet the stereotype, my father was a truck driver for 5 years of his life. And this was almost 20 years ago shocking how little has changed. The things Yukon states in this video, however negative, are completely true. My father left trucking early in his life since he thankfully got a better job but the horrifying stories he tells me about the road and trucking in India really made me respect him and other truckers in India. We need some way to end corruption not just in India but throughout the world.

India does actually have emergency public services, such as ambulances and police, however they are extremely understaffed and overworked which makes response times long and overall difficult to keep consistent

The semi truck you pictured with a "shipping container" is actually a car carrier, but they're enclosed to protect the vehicles from thefts and stone pecking damage. They only look as if they're containers because the corrugated panels used are similar to an ISO box.

Rule In India - Bigger your vehicle, the more patient you have to be on roads, because it will always be your responsibility and mistake.

Wow, there's many similarities with trucking in India and Indonesia; be it ornate trucks, rampant gov't corruption, others' attitude on trucker, etc Salute to our cultural brothers 🇮🇳🚚🇮🇩

wow. this got real, fast. I love how you show the uncomfortable truths as well without dancing around it

You not need to apologise, the points you listed out are absolutely correct. The trucking industry here is miserable for the majority of drivers. They deserve appreciation, respect and better pay for their profession like everybody of us do.

As an Indian who likes to drive wherever I go, I can confirm most, if not all, that was said in this video. And I'd like to add something too: these guys, even if they have no formal training for driving these trucks, are the most disciplined drivers I've ever seen on the road. They usually stay in the fast lane, with uniform speed, use turn signals properly, and some of them communicate with trucks in front of them via this weird system of bright lights (usually red/green) installed alongside the headlights when they want them to change the lane, or give way. Ten meters behind a truck is when I feel the safest going 90km/h on a busy highway, especially when there's lane jumpers doing their thing in the other two/three lanes. It's also the fear of smashing into a behemoth going 100 on a road in the middle of nowhere that keeps reckless drivers from pulling stuff that they wouldn't hesitate to pull on a fellow car.

As an Indian I have immense respect for these drivers. You don't need to apologise for this video being negative but we as Indians need to improve for the betterment of these important part of our society who sacrifice so much without being part of it.

you said the truth about Indian trucking. many owners if the transport companies are very bad. there is barely any formal training for Indian truckers. there are very less rest areas with facilities for many Indian roads.

The toughest in the world. 14 hour 6 day work weeks is the norm in Canada but dear Lord, I can't imagine the hell these drivers have to go through.

don't worry about negativity, everything you said is pretty much true. it's unfortunate people look down on truckers but thats just how Indian society is

As an Indian Fleet Owner, this is absolutely true, Except the fact about Truck's lifetime being 20 years, It is 10 years here in Delhi and it's hard to keep the business running when the Depreciation cost of the vehicle is equal to the earning also forget about the EMI's.

It’s so hard when the people that make the rules benefit most from the corruption.

Once they finish all the states in American Truck Simulator the US (or a few states before) they should either work on Indian Truck Simulator or Australian truck Simulator.

You know what's the worst part? That 20k salary you mentioned is actually what would be considered very high for a blue collar job in India. Most blue collar workers make a lot less. The plight of truckers is truly awful, yet if you meet them in person, they are some of the nicest people. I have spoken to a bunch of them and they always have interesting tales to tell. The Indian government is trying to improve the share of the rails in freighting. So it is possible that going forward, the trucking industry might take a small hit. Also, other people have called this out, but India does very much have emergency services. It's just that they can't respond as quickly because of manpower and funding shortages. The situation is better in major cities though.

These videos are great! Keep them up. Maybe make a video on the trucking of Central Asia.

This is such a well-made video. Unlike other channels covering topics about India, you didn't looked down upon us. You tackled the situation with compassion and respect even when talking about the negative aspects of the industry. Great video!!!