The IT and offshore call center\/customer support industry in India was the first to start large-scale transportation of employees from home to office and vice versa. This is necessary, due to the lack of efficient public transport, and, due to the need for very strict delivery standards demanded by MNCs for company policies regarding the accuracy of reporting time.<\/p>\n
Corporate transport is thus relatively new in India. Over the past fifteen years, the transport sector has experienced exponential growth, driven by investment and new ideas. The industry has seen an increase in the number of small fleet operators, from a handful of taxis\/buses to large companies. These players have grown in size trying to keep up with the growth of the industry. From any point of view, this is a huge success story, a win-win situation for the IT sector and the fleet operators. Born out of sheer necessity and driven by the pressing need for an ever-expanding IT infrastructure, fleet management has become the backbone of many industrial organizations.<\/p>\n
It is however a system ridden with issues such as shifting industry practices, market disruptions, company-managed transport vs. outsourced employee transportation, compliance to government regulations, employee safety, road safety, statutory compliances, incompetent driver behavior, etc.<\/p>\n