Ever since the lockdown was announced on 24 March only 5 percent of around 90 lakh trucks across India are plying on the roads due to shortage of drivers and labourers at loading and unloading points The delivery boy, the truck driver, the pick-up guys—the vital link in the chain of transportation of goods, work on daily wages or work with significantly smaller organizations that employs less than 10 people. They are thus not even registered for facilities like Provident Fund (PF) or insurance like the Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), etc. The workers are solely dependent on government support to sail through the 21-days of lockdown. “In the mass exodus we saw from Delhi, I believe a lot of them were truckers, loaders, cleaners among others, who are involved at the last mile delivery or pick-ups,” said Madaan. He did not want to hazard a guess on the loss to his business or the money he would have to pay for the shipment to the Korean ships what with his warehouses shut and payment of salaries for staff—some of them from the marketing team who are unable to do anything, but have to be paid.