Okhavala Transport

Okhavala Transport is based at 13 Arun Complex, right near the St Bus Depot in Gandhidham-kacchh. Being so close to the depot means there is always the sound of engines idling and horns honking, which you just get used to after a while. Our office is a simple room where we keep all the logbooks for the trucks and the contact details for our drivers. There’s a lot of waiting involved in this business—waiting for loads, waiting for the weather to clear, or waiting for a mechanic to fix a flat tire. The walls are covered in maps and calendars that have a lot of scribbles on them. We drink a lot of strong tea to stay awake during the long shifts when the night trucks are rolling in. Gandhidham is a dusty, dry place, so the trucks always come back looking like they’ve been through a desert. We don’t have a website or any fancy tracking software; we mostly just use the phone and trust the people we’ve been working with for years. It’s a tough life on the road, and we try to make sure our guys have what they need before they head out on a long haul. Some days are slow and we just sit around the office talking about the old days, but when a big job comes in, everyone is moving fast to get the trucks loaded.