Jalaram Roadlines

Jalaram Roadlines operates from Kalyan Mansion, which is at 9 Baroda Street. If you know the docks or the transport areas, you’ve probably passed by Baroda Street at some point. It’s a place that is always moving. Kalyan Mansion is an old building with a lot of character, and we have our office set up there to manage our roadlines. There is always the sound of horns and engines in the background because of all the trucks and carriers in this part of town. We spend a lot of our day dealing with schedules and talking to drivers. Our desks are covered in logs and maps. It’s not a fancy corporate environment; it’s more about the grit of the road and making sure things get where they need to go. We’ve been here long enough that we know the rhythms of the street, when the traffic will be at its worst and when the tea stall downstairs will have the freshest batch ready. It’s a simple life of managing transport. We don't use much technology beyond what is actually needed. A lot of our work is still done with a pen and a notebook. We just sit here in our office at number 9 and make sure the business keeps ticking over. It’s honest work and we have been doing it from this same building for many years now. It is a noisy, busy place, but it is where we belong.