Sustainability / Always moving, cleaner

Moving India. Lighter on nature.

Logistics moves the economy — and it can do so with a smaller footprint. Harsh Express is cutting carbon across its fleet and operations, from electric vehicles and rail to smarter routing and a people-first culture.

Driving a cleaner tomorrow — Harsh Express: 100+ electric vehicles, carbon visibility, data-driven efficiency, net carbon neutrality goal 2040

Our progress

Cleaner transport,
at scale.

100+
Electric vehicles
63 + 18
Middle & last-mile EV runs
230+
Rail lanes for cleaner line-haul
42
Rail VPH moved per day
Harsh Express high-capacity parcel rail car on the Dedicated Freight CorridorCleaner line-haul, by rail

Our commitment

A commitment
to the air we share.

Every truck taken off diesel, every tonne moved by rail and every empty kilometre avoided is a step toward cleaner air. Harsh Express treats sustainability not as a badge, but as the way logistics should be run — recognised with the Sustainability Award at P&G LogiMeet 2026.

See the fleet

How we do it

Eight ways
we cut carbon.

01

An electric fleet

More than 100 electric vehicles, including the Eicher Pro X, now run on Harsh routes — 63 in middle-mile and 18 in last-mile service — cutting tailpipe emissions in dense urban corridors.

02

Rail for cleaner line-haul

Shifting long-haul tonnage from road to rail — through VPUs, SLRs and Parcel Cargo Express Trains — moves more cargo with far lower CO₂ per tonne-kilometre.

03

Newer, greener trucks

A continuously renewed fleet of modern BharatBenz and Eicher vehicles replaces older, less efficient trucks — better mileage and lower emissions on every trip.

04

Disciplined maintenance

Preventive servicing, engine tuning and tyre care keep every vehicle running at its best, so it burns less fuel and emits less for the same load.

05

Higher vehicle utilisation

Load consolidation, multi-stop milk-runs and a steadily improving truck average mean fewer empty kilometres and more freight moved per litre of fuel.

06

Smarter routing

The 24x7 Control Tower plans and optimises routes to cut empty running, idling and detours — the simplest emissions a journey can avoid.

07

Greener operations

Eco-friendly packaging, along with recycling across offices and warehouses, reduces waste beyond the road itself.

08

A people-first culture

Drivers and staff are trained and encouraged to make sustainable choices — fuel-efficient driving, waste reduction and safety — so it becomes part of daily work.

Carbon approach

Measure. Reduce.
Then offset.

Our carbon strategy follows a simple order — cut emissions at source first, then account for and offset what remains, working toward carbon credits as reductions are verified.

  1. 01

    Measure

    Track fuel use, EV share, rail share and emissions at a shipment level, so every reduction can be seen and verified.

  2. 02

    Reduce

    Cut emissions at source — electrify city routes, shift line-haul to rail, renew the fleet and drive up utilisation and efficiency.

  3. 03

    Offset & credit

    Build on verified reductions to work toward carbon credits, and support offset projects where emissions cannot yet be removed.

Carbon credits

Reductions you
can count on.

A carbon credit represents one tonne of CO₂e kept out of the atmosphere. Every Harsh truck moved to electric and every load shifted from road to rail is a real, measurable reduction — the foundation for credits that our customers can count against their own footprint.

Rail over road

Moving freight by rail can cut CO₂ per tonne-kilometre by a large margin versus road — our biggest single lever.

Electric fleet

Over 100 EVs replace diesel on city routes, removing tailpipe emissions where they are most concentrated.

Efficiency gains

Higher load factors, better truck average and smarter routing mean fewer litres burned for the same freight.

From reduction to credit

How the credit
takes shape.

  1. 01

    Baseline

    Set a credible emissions baseline for each route and mode, so savings are measured against a real reference.

  2. 02

    Track

    Capture fuel, EV share, rail share and tonne-kilometres at shipment level through the ERP and Control Tower.

  3. 03

    Verify

    Have the reductions independently verified against a recognised carbon standard.

  4. 04

    Credit & report

    Convert verified reductions into carbon credits, and give customers the data to report greener shipments.

Our carbon-credit programme is being built with these principles — measured first, verified independently, and shared transparently. Targets and standards are being finalised as the programme scales.

For our customers

Lower your
Scope 3.

Logistics is a major part of most companies’ Scope 3 emissions. By moving with Harsh — on rail, on EVs, on optimised routes — you cut the carbon of your supply chain and get the data to prove it.

The road ahead

Greener, every year.
Toward net zero.

Harsh is expanding its EV deployments, deepening its rail partnership and tightening efficiency across the network — with the long-term ambition of a net-zero logistics operation. The targets and timeline are being firmed up as the programme grows.

Partner on sustainable logistics

Let’s move forward

Your next move.
Our next journey.