Transfar starts charity network for truck drivers

Transfar Foundation has launched a charity network and community to provide better care and resources for China's 30 million truck drivers, along with a mission to ensure road safety.

The foundation, which was set up by the Hangzhou-based conglomerate Transfar Group in 2017, aims to build more than 400 charity stations and cover 25,000 truck drivers by the end of this year. Over the next three years, the charity plans to donate 100 million yuan ($15.4 million) to the program.

Truck drivers are indispensable to China's ever-developing logistics industry, a sector that is seen as integral to the country's booming economy. China has the highest rate of truck ownership worldwide. By the end of 2016, the country had about 13.5 million trucks, according to the Ministry of Transport.