Chiragmani Roadlines

The yard is out in Goverdhan Vilas Balicha, right across from the Shankar Filling Station. Being near the highway is useful because the trucks can pull in and out without getting stuck in city traffic. It’s a very open area, so the wind blows a lot of sand into the office. We spend half our time cleaning the desks. The smell of diesel from the petrol pump across the road is something we don’t even notice anymore. It’s a simple setup we have here. We just focus on getting the goods loaded and sent off. Most of the time it’s just the sound of engines and the guys talking about the routes. We don’t have a big corporate setup. It is just a regular office where we handle the books and talk to the drivers. Sometimes the power goes out and we just sit outside in the shade until it comes back on. Dealing with long-distance transport means you’re always worrying about the weather or the state of the roads. We’ve had many long nights here waiting for a truck that was delayed. It’s not an easy life but it’s what we know. People usually find us by looking for the filling station. We are just there across the way, doing the same work we’ve been doing for years. It’s a lot of manual work and checking things twice, but that’s the only way to make sure it gets done.