Suresh Yadav drove from Lucknow to Mumbai last week — 1,420 km, three days, a 16-tonne load of textiles. He saved ₹2,000 in diesel. Here's the breakdown.
The route the AI suggested
Google would have sent him via Indore. TranZfort's route AI factored in current diesel prices at stations along the way, weight-adjusted fuel curves for his truck model, and a known traffic pattern around Bhopal that adds 40 minutes during evening hours.
- Distance: 1,420 km (vs 1,395 — yes, longer)
- Diesel consumed: 178 L (vs 195 L on default route)
- Total fuel cost: ₹16,020 (vs ₹18,055)
- Time: 38 hours (vs 39 hours)
Tip: Longer is sometimes cheaper Counter-intuitive but real: a 25 km longer route with two cheaper fuel stops and gentler gradients beat the shortest path on cost.
What Suresh said
"Pehle main sochta tha shortest route hi best hai. Ab samajh aaya ki 'best' alag cheez hai." — Suresh Yadav
₹2,000 isn't a fortune. But Suresh runs this route eight times a month. That's ₹16,000 a month — roughly his EMI. The AI doesn't have to be magical. It just has to be right, consistently.
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