VRL Group

VRL Logistics Limited
Company typeTransportation and Logistics[1]
BSE: 539118
NSE: VRLLOG
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976) in Gadag, Karnataka, India[2]
FounderVijay Sankeshwar[2]
Headquarters
Hubballi, Karnataka, India[3]
Area served
India[4]
Key people
Vijay Sankeshwar, Anand Sankeshwar
Chairman & Managing Director
RevenueIncrease₹2,909 crore (US$350 million) (2024)[5]
Decrease ₹120 crore (US$14 million) (2024)
Decrease ₹89 crore (US$11 million) (2024)
Total assetsIncrease ₹2,214 crore (US$270 million) (2024)
Total equityDecrease ₹946 crore (US$110 million) (2024)
OwnerVijay Sankeshwar[2]
Websitewww.vrlgroup.in

VRL Logistics Limited (formerly Vijayanand Roadlines Ltd.),[6] commonly known as the VRL Group, is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Hubballi, Karnataka, India with operations in around 23 states and 4 union territories in the country. Business operations of VRL Group include road transportation, logistics, publishing, etc.

VRL Group is one of the largest logistics and transport companies in India (incl.4360 vehicles,[4] comprising 419 tourist buses and 3941 transport goods vehicles). The Limca Book of Records, states it is the single largest fleet owner of commercial vehicles in the country's private sector.[7]

VRL's Vijayavani[8] is credited with having the largest newspaper circulation in Karnataka.

  1. ^ "Our mission, our vision". Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Currently the Largest Fleet Owner in India". Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Contact us". Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "General Parcel & VRL Priority". Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ^ "VRL Logistics Annual Trends" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "VRL Logistics Limited: Private Company Information". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ Vaidya, Pramodkumar (17 July 2013). "Hubli's Transport Tsar: Rise Vijay Sankeshwar's VRL Logistics into a nearly Rs 1,000 crore company". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  8. ^ "ವಿಜಯವಾಣಿ · ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಧ್ವನಿ". ವಿಜಯವಾಣಿ. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.