The Janta Transport Corporation

We’re set up in Transport Nagar over at Shapur Baug 3. It’s exactly the kind of place you’d expect for a transport company. There are trucks everywhere and the ground is mostly dirt and gravel. Our office is a simple one, nothing more than a couple of rooms where we keep the records. We’ve been operating here for a long time. My dad used to run things, and now we just keep it going the same way. We don't have a website or anything like that; we just talk to people face to face or over the telephone. The guys around here are all doing the same thing, trying to get their goods from one city to another. We have a few regular drivers who have been with us for years. They know the roads better than anyone. It’s a lot of grease and hard work. Sometimes a truck breaks down and we have to spend the whole afternoon figuring out a backup. It’s not a glamorous life, but it’s steady. We know the tea stall owners and the mechanics in the area. We just focus on getting the work done without making a big fuss about it. If you need to find us, just look for the gate in Shapur Baug. There’s usually someone there from early morning until late in the evening. Transport Nagar is a world of its own, full of the smell of diesel and the sound of metal on metal. We have a small corner where we keep a few chairs for the drivers.