Truck drivers play a crucial role in ensuring road safety. This decision marks a significant milestone in providing comfortable working conditions for truck drivers, the Union Minister stated in a Tweet.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday approved the draft notification to mandate the installation of air conditioning systems in the cabins of trucks belonging to categories N2 and N3.
Truck drivers play a crucial role in ensuring road safety. This decision marks a significant milestone in providing comfortable working conditions for truck drivers, thereby improving their efficiency and addressing the problem of driver fatigue, Gadkari said in a Tweet.
Last month, the Union Minister had proposed that all commercial vehicle makers install air conditioners inside driver cabins. He had said “At present, a truck driver usually drives around 15 hours at a stretch every day, impacting his physical as well as mental health. I want the working hours for drivers to be fixed soon, like they are in other countries.”