Life on the move: The world of truck drivers is confined to the cabin, in which they chat, cook, eat, sleep and drive...
Men at work: Goods on the truck are secured by tying them with ropes. A scene at Thoppur, Tamil Nadu.
Men at work: Goods on the truck are secured by tying them with ropes. A scene at Thoppur, Tamil Nadu.
Big bang: Accidents are everyday encounters for the truck drivers. This truck is being driven despite the damage to its body.
Big bang: Accidents are everyday encounters for the truck drivers. This truck is being driven despite the damage to its body.
For a quick fix: Makeshift stores selling cheap and locally-manufactured auto-parts, which comes handy for drivers on desolate highways
For a quick fix: Makeshift stores selling cheap and locally-manufactured auto-parts, which comes handy for drivers on desolate highways
STOP: At RTO check posts, drivers submit documents to enter one state from another. This one between Karnataka and Maharashtra
STOP: At RTO check posts, drivers submit documents to enter one state from another. This one between Karnataka and Maharashtra
Under the cover of darkness: Highway sex-workers come out for business at nightfall.
Under the cover of darkness: Highway sex-workers come out for business at nightfall.
Negotiating a narrow stretch: Neon lights glow in the dark as trucks and long containers jostle for space
Negotiating a narrow stretch: Neon lights glow in the dark as trucks and long containers jostle for space
Women power: Female workers unloading the truck at its final destination in Gujarat
Women power: Female workers unloading the truck at its final destination in Gujarat