Apollo Tyres Limited : Winners of Apollo Fleet of the Year Awards announced...more
01/25/2012 | 01:14am
MEDIA RELEASE
January 24, 2012
VRL Logistics awarded
Apollo Fleet of the Year
Apollo's initiative to recognise, encourage and share
best practices in the transportation sector
In an award ceremony, held late last evening, Satish
Sharma, Chief, India Operations, Apollo Tyres Ltd,
gave away the trophy for Apollo Fleet of the Year to VRL
Logistics in Large Operator and Sangha Freight Carrier in
Medium Operator category. For the 1st edition of
Apollo Fleet of the Year awards, the organisation received an
overwhelming response from over 5140 valid entries from fleet
operators across India. The complete list of winners is
attached at the end.
Apollo Fleet of the Year awards gives importance to
initiatives taken by fleet operators towards Safety,
Technology, Sustainability and Customer Service, unlike other
awards in the genre, which place size and scale of operations
above institutional leadership factors.
VRL Logistics based out of Hubli, Karnataka in the
southern part of the country, with a fleet size of 3000+
vehicles, has a record 98% customer complaint resolution. It
has conducted around 550 safety trainings resulting in lower
accidents per truck. These proved to be the critical deciding
factors for the judges and validating agency in awarding VRL
as India's Fleet of the Year. What also went in VRL's favour
was the level of radialisation, a high
60%, in comparison to 20% in commercial vehicles in
India.
Speaking on the occasion Satish Sharma, Chief, India
Operations, Apollo Tyres Ltd said, "These awards are
Apollo's recognition of the best practices that exist within
the Indian commercial transportation segment. It is a much
more progressive and modern sector of the economy than it
gets recognition for. We have found that a vast majority of
the operators conduct safety trainings for their drivers,
fitters, mechanics and employees, resulting in lesser road
accidents. The other surprising area was the high value put
on GPS usage, technology deployment and fuel saving. I think
we are literally witnessing a silent revolution in this
segment, and fleet operators
