V Balamani Transport

Transport is what we do for a living, and we operate everything out of house number 2-12 in Bandanakal Village. It is part of the Musthabad Mandal in the Rajanna District. Our trucks are usually out on the road somewhere, so the house is where we handle all the scheduling and the phone calls. It is a family-run thing. My name is Balamani and I spend my day keeping track of where the drivers are and what needs to be moved next. It is a lot of coordination and can get tiring. Sometimes a truck breaks down in the middle of nowhere and we have to figure out a way to fix it over the phone or send help. That is the stressful part of the job. But when things go smoothly and the cargo is delivered, it is a good feeling. We mostly move local goods around the district for people. The village is small, so everyone knows whose truck is passing by the road. We do not have a big fancy office with a secretary. Just a notebook, a pen, and a phone usually. I spend a lot of time checking the logs and making sure we have enough fuel for the next long trip. It is a tough business because of the rising costs, but we keep going. The roads around here can be quite rough on the vehicles.