Tata Motors’ Commercial Vehicles Business Unit (CVBU) presented its six first-of-its-kind heavy trucks and an intelligent vehicle and driver management solution, Tata FleetMan Telematics Services, in Chennai recently.
Among the new launches is the first 37-tonne, 5-axle rigid truck in the country, the Tata LPT 3723, in the 10×4 configuration. The top-of-line Tata PRIMA range has now been further extended with the launch of two new engine capacities of 380 hp and 230 hp. In the 380 hp range, two new models have been launched – the PRIMA 4938 tractor and PRIMA 3138K tipper. The new 230 hp LX range has two new products – the PRIMA 4923 and PRIMA 4023 tractors.
The Tata Motors Construck range has been further fortified with the launch of the versatile Tata LPK 3118 tipper.
All these six trucks, which were already launched in the company’s home market in Mumbai in September last, have been designed and built specifically to offer the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO), best-in-class fuel efficiency, longer service runs and enhanced levels of driver comfort, resulting in higher profitability and lowest payback period for the fleet operator.
Tata FleetMan, targeted at commercial vehicle fleet owners and large consigners of goods, offers advanced telematics solutions, which will help in increasing productivity and profitability. It will initially be introduced on new tractor-trailers, but will be available on the entire Tata Motors medium & heavy commercial vehicle range in the coming months. The service will also be extended to the existing vehicles through aftermarket fitments.
“Tata Motors has been in the Indian commercial vehicle space for over six decades. Over this period, we have developed a very deep understanding of the Indian market, bringing world-class technologies at world-class prices, having always paced ourselves one step ahead in meeting our customer needs. The six first-of-its-kind trucks bear testimony to that tradition of the company. Besides products, we have also developed a host of innovative service offerings, which will further our dominance in the Indian market. Tata FleetMan, completely developed in-house, further affirms our expertise in offering solutions which can transform the dynamics of the transport industry”, states a company spokesperson.