 "India has few regulations related to training, working hours or periodic vision tests for those driving commercial vehicles")
Davinder Singh, 29, has been driving a truck for 10 years, criss-crossing 16 states across India. Quite often, he drives for days without a break to earn a good bonus.
“My best record is driving non-stop for three days without any rest,” said Singh, a resident of Bathinda in south-west Punjab, readying for a 1,000-km haul from Becharaji in north Gujarat to Kaithal in northwestern Haryana when IndiaSpend spoke to him over the phone. “We sleep only if we absolutely have to —usually around 2 a.m. — and wake up by 5 a.m.”
Singh is among the nine million truckers and transporters
