Asian Journal of Management

  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

The Multi-axle Trucks and the Indian Transport Industry: A Review

1Asst. Professor, Dept. of Management Studies, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Majitar (Rongpo) East Sikkim-737132, India

2Head of the Dept. Dept. of Management Studies, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Majitar (Rongpo) East Sikkim-737132, India, ajeya611@yahoo.com

3Associate Professor, Sampling and Official Statistics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata-700108, India, digantam@hotmail.com

4Director, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Majitar (Rongpo) East Sikkim-737132, India, amikgarg@yahoo.co.in

*Corresponding Author E-mail: abhijit_sarkar@live.com

Online published on 2 June, 2018.

Abstract

A review of various scholarly articles, working papers and professional studies which deal with four distinct aspects of transport industry utilizing multi-axle trucks; which are-(i) growth of multi axle long distance haulers vis-à-vis road and infrastructural development;(ii) multi axle trucks and their inherent advantages (over two axle vehicles) in long haulage applications;(iii) brand image and any impact it has on purchase decision of Multi Axle Trucks and(iv)the differences in the Business models of various Multi-axle Vehicle Manufacturers in India.

Keywords

Multi-axle trucks, review, infrastructural development, long haulage, brand image, business models