Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles launched ‘Eicher Live’, an advanced telematics solution for the commercial vehicle industry today at the Auto Expo 2016. Eicher Live is trucking intelligence that drives profitable fleet management, by monitoring their movement, fuel consumption and maintenance needs. Eicher Live is available as a company installed system in the EicherProSeries range of trucks and buses. Eicher Live provides real time dashboard data analytics of the fleet, tracking the most important factors including fuel management and fault identification thus allowing customers to plan maintenance. Eicher Live’s dynamic intelligence helps maximize productivity and profitability. Eicher Trucks and Buses has showcased 7 products and comprehensive customer solutions at the Auto Expo’2016.
Eicher Pro 6037, a 37T haulage truck comes with in-built intelligent technology like dual torque, fuel coaching, cruise control, electronic air processing unit, advanced telematics and driver information system. Eicher Skyline Pro School Bus- a hybrid school bus developed and manufactured at the VECV Pithampur plant in lndore. The Skyline Pro School Bus is fitted with a hybrid system that combines a conventional internal combustion engine with an electric propulsion system which drastically reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency. This bus also has state-of-the-art electronic safety features and advanced telematics. The company also displays Eicher Skyline AC sleeper coach with 28 passenger berth all fitted with individual 11” foldable LED screens, smoke detector, rear view camera, laptop & mobile chargers, a WC (water closet) and significant luggage space as required by the customers.
In addition, other vehicles being displayed in the Eicher Pro Series are Pro 8049 HD haulage truck, Pro 6025T HD tipper and Pro 3016 and Pro 1049 in the LMD segment. Eicher also provides comprehensive lifetime support solutions for customers comprising of Eicher Financial Services, insurance, maintenance and extended warranty for convenience of fleet operators. There are also a lot of innovative after sales schemes like “Freedom” and “Eicher Promise” which ensure maximum uptime and higher level of productivity to the customers.
Speaking on the occasion, Vinod, AggarwalI CEO, VE Commercial Vehicles said, “Hybrid school bus and public transportation system could be the possible solution to reduce pollution levels and a key transportation mode in the proposed smart cities of the future. The hybrid WM comes with a host of safety features such as vehicle tracking. gee-fencing, camera with recording, student ridership status available to the parents and fire detection/suppression system which will add to the legacy of Eicher’s School Bus as the Safest School Bus.” Further commenting on Eicher Live he said, “At Eicher Trucks and Buses, we have always been very progressive introducing new products and technologies to the market. With Eicher Live technology we have taken one ore step towards the modernisation of the transportation industry. Eicher Live offers Uptime Management- a service that is offered first time in the industry. It helps detect, schedule and plan for vehicle repairs pro-actively enabling more on-road time hence higher productivity.”
