Transport is one of the pillars of our nation`s growth. There are a lot of things relied on the transport for sure. The integral part of road transport are the trucks. We can see many trucks on the road carrying various items from one place to another. Has anyone taken a step to make these trucks more efficient and smarter? Well in India, Mahindra Smart Trucks & Buses division has taken a step and launched India`s first smart truck. Yes its Mahindra Blazo series.
In the era of technology you might have heard about smart phones or even smart watches, but do you know about the latest smart truck in India? Well get acquainted with Mahindra Blaze the future of smart truck is here in India. Who will get benefited? Well thousands of transport owners can have the luxury of Mahindra Blazo for a efficient, secure and smart travel of their trucks.
We were lucky to be invited at Mahindra`s plant in Chakan where these smart trucks are manufactured. So here is our experience about the truck and my viewpoints for the same. I was amazed to see the amount of research, dedication and hardwork the team has put in to make this truck into existence. You might have seen the recent television advertisements of Ajay Devgan talking about the 48 hours back on road service guarantee or they pay Rs.1000 per day to the truck owner. We will talk about these in detail in our experience.
The MTBD (Mahindra Truck & Bus Division) is a part of Mahindra Group. They have named their new heavy commercial truck series as BLAZO. This series include tractor trailer, haulage and tipper. It is equipped with a fuelsmart technology.
Fuelsmart Technology
There is a use of Fuelsmart technology in the Blazo series. There is a CRDe engine coupled with Multi drive mode feature mainly seen in the passenger cars. There are three modes which can be switched by the driver. These are:
- Turbo Mode – Used for carrying full load and while driving on steep incline
- Heavy Mode – Useful for carrying full load without any steep incline
- Light Mode – Used when the load is empty or half full
Certainly using the Fuelsmart technology will save a lot of fuel by the truck drivers and truck owners for sure. Saving even a small percentage of fuel is a big boon for the transport companies. With this technology Mahindra in its Blaze, Technology has made a very important multimode feature to do the same.
Design
We got an opportunity to sit in the cabins of the Mahindra Blazo trucks. All these cabins are very spacious and comfortable. We had an opportunity to sit in a cabin where there is a sleeper coach like a railway but more better. This sleeper seat is important in a long journey, if there are two drivers they can swap & sleep one after the other and the truck keeps on route. There are also seats for the subordinates.
Mahindra has made a lot of efforts for the comfort of the truck driver. When you are seated on the seat of the driver you never feel that you are sitting inside a truck. It felt like a SUV driving seat kind of experience. There is a fan just above the head of the driver to keep the cool which is just amazing.
There are Air Conditioner installation slots. So there is an option to make the compartments Air conditioned too by the owner. This is great as long journeys and mainly in summers are a bit too energy drain without an AC. So there is an option for installing AC in the cabin. There are a lot of switches in the compartment. These switches give the complete control of the truck to the driver for sure.
While going on the test drive, we were 5 passengers and a driver. Still we were comfortably seated in the truck`s cabin. This is a great luxury for the passengers and the travelers for sure which will make the journey less hectic indeed.
Performance
While taking a ride of the truck and enjoying the ride as a passenger gave us a very in depth knowledge about the truck. Certainly this truck seemed to be very very powerful and during the turns the driver was able to take swift turns with precision. We did felt safe during our entire ride. There are a lot of safety precautions made by the manufacturer.
We had seen the manufacturing process of the Mahindra Blazo Truck and we were amazed to see the built in process with the use of Robotic Engineering. So there are huge automated robots who are building the Mahindra Blazo Trucks with precision. These huge Robots were doing their work very fast and must be doing it with accuracy.
Back On Road Service Guarantee
When we discussed about the Back On Road Service guarantee with the CEO of MTBD, he was confident about the same. Also we had a meeting with the VP of MTBD division who was confident of the trucks that they are willing to pay Rs.1000 per day after the 48 hours of back on road service. This is a very important move as it creates trust among the truck fleet owners.
This a very optimistic and ambitious promise by the manufacturers for sure. In case of any problem for the driver they can call the 24×7 support for the MTBD section which is available in 7 regional languages. There will be 2900 Roadside Assistance service points all over India in the due course of time.
Summing it Up
We were thrilled to have an amazing experience with the Mahindra Blazo truck series. There were many times we were shocked to see the innovations in the trucks. This smart truck firstly launched in India will surely be a great pleasure for all the Truck and road transport owners as their work will be more efficient indeed. It is time to be smart and we believe that soon you will see many smart trucks on the Indian Roads.
Nikhil Narkhede
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