Driver opens 80,000-sq.-ft. Vizag hub for Yokohama supply chain

Driver Logistics has started operations at an 80,000-square-foot mother hub warehouse in Visakhapatnam for ATC Tires AP Pvt. Ltd., expanding its role in Yokohama Group’s India supply chain. The site is meant to support domestic distribution and export operations across eastern India’s industrial corridor.

Why it matters: - The Visakhapatnam hub gives Driver Logistics a larger role in Yokohama Group’s India network. - The warehouse is positioned to speed storage, inventory movement and distribution for passenger car and off-highway tyres. - The facility adds logistics capacity in Andhra Pradesh, a region tied to industrial growth and maritime trade.

What happened: - Driver Logistics launched operations at an 80,000-square-foot mother hub warehouse in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. - The facility serves ATC Tires AP Pvt. Ltd., a Yokohama Group company. - The warehouse will store and distribute Yokohama passenger car tyres. - The site will also handle ALLIANCE, GALAXY and PRIMEX off-highway tyres for agricultural, construction, industrial and forestry uses.

The details: - The new centre strengthens Driver’s operations in Andhra Pradesh along India’s eastern coastal trade corridor. - The hub is designed to streamline domestic supply chains and support export operations. - The location provides access to key industrial and manufacturing regions. - Driver has already been managing passenger car tyre distribution for Yokohama across eight facilities in Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. - That network is supported by a partial-truckload network that delivers directly to dealers. - Rashad M, chief operating officer at Driver, said the Vizag centre expands the partnership beyond regional storage into mother hub operations covering factory-to-warehouse transport, inventory management and wider distribution.

Between the lines: - The move signals a shift from distributed warehousing toward a more centralized hub model for the Yokohama partnership. - Visakhapatnam’s industrial and port-linked geography makes it a logical base for both inland distribution and export movement. - Driver is also signaling a broader push into higher-value logistics services beyond transportation.

What’s next: - Driver plans to expand into in-plant logistics. - The company also plans to offer integrated factory logistics solutions. - Driver is building out technology-enabled, track-and-trace transportation services for customers across India.

The bottom line: - The Vizag hub turns Driver into a deeper logistics partner for Yokohama while broadening its footprint in India’s eastern supply chain.