Understanding Motor Transport Workers: Real-Life Examples and Legal Overlaps Explained

Dear all,

I would like to know who is a Motor Transport Worker and what is a Motor Transport Undertaking as per the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 with clear examples, please.

What I am looking for is not a reproduction of the definitions available in the bare Act, but some live examples.

For example, if a BPO company has its fleet of buses and transport staff like drivers, will the company then be called a Motor Transport Undertaking? Is the driver a Motor Transport Worker?

In another case, if a company uses its fleet of trucks for the transportation of scraps from one of its godowns to a dumping site, will the company then attract the provisions of the MTW Act? Will the cleaner boy attached to the truck be considered a motor transport worker?

If someone can elucidate the overlapping areas between the MTW Act, Factories Act, and Shops & Establishments Act and the problems faced by organizations due to such overlapping and ambiguity, it would be very interesting for enhancing our knowledge of what is happening in the country regarding these legislations when they compete with each other to cover the same organization.

In anticipation of your valuable responses,

Govardhan

Friends,

To make my example clear, when I say a BPO company has its fleet of buses and transport staff, that is for transporting all the staff of the company between their residences and workplace.

Govardhan.

Hi,

Has anybody faced any problem with regard to the MTW Act? Please share your experience.

Govardhan

Dear Pals,
I also do require some insights on the subject. The Act just defines as follows - “motor transport undertaking” means a motor transport undertaking engaged in carrying passengers or goods or both by road for hire or reward, and includes a private carrier;
As the same is not clear...would request inputs so as to make things clear and unambiguous.
Advance thanks...CPS