Mahindra Logistics will operate 32 ft single axle heavy commercial vehicles for Flipkart in collaboration with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, which will run on multiple national routes, across the country. All vehicles will have Advanced Driver-Assistance systems (ADAS), and various other vehicle security.
Rampraveen Swaminathan, MD & Chief Executive Officer, said in a statement, “We are pleased to collaborate with Flipkart and provide these Pan-India dedicated line haul transportation solutions. These solutions expand our current line haul offerings for Flipkart enabling them to reduce their total cost of operations and improve service. Our enhanced fleet management standards, integrated with a focus on driver wellness and diversity, will serve to deliver higher standards of operational quality.”
The fleet deployed by Mahindra Logistics will primarily facilitate Flipkart’s e-commerce parcel movements through hub-to-hub operations.
Hemant Badri, Senior Vice President and Head of Supply chain, Customer Experience, and ReCommerce, Flipkart Group, said, “As India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, we have always believed that our actions should resonate beyond operational excellence and benefit the larger supply chain and logistics ecosystem in India. This collaboration with Mahindra Logistics will help in enhanced reliability and efficiency in our long haul operations. Their dedicated fleet management, expert route management, and advanced analytics will enable an optimal way of load consolidation, route planning enabling efficient, faster, and sustainable deliveries.”Meanwhile, Mahindra Logistics on 31 August 2023 appointed Saurabh Taneja as the company’s chief financial officer (CFO), effective September 01, 2023.
