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JCBL charges ahead

JCBL charges ahead

With bus body code regulations in place, JCBL is looking at setting the pace. Story by: Anirudh Raheja Chandigarh-based JCBL was established in 1989, with a mission to design and manufacture high quality buses and load carriers that are stylish, well engineered, and have high standards of reliability. Serving the commercial vehicle industry for the last 25 years, the company[Read More…]

by May 10, 2017 Cover Stories
DICV: Meeting BSIV with SCR

DICV: Meeting BSIV with SCR

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles has developed SCR technology for its CVs to comply with the BSIV emission regulations, sans a price hike. Story & Photos by: Ashish Bhatia The words ‘Profit Technology’ are doing the rounds at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV). They concern the move up to BSIV commercial vehicles – trucks, which the company unveiled recently at Chennai.[Read More…]

by May 10, 2017 Cover Stories
Indian CVs: The road ahead

Indian CVs: The road ahead

After a tumultuous last year, the CV industry is looking at a rare new period. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Supreme Court’s judgement to stop the sale of BSIII emission compliant vehicles on April 01, 2017, led to an unprecedented situation. CV manufacturers and dealers were left with an estimated inventory of 96,700 (and 40,048 three-wheelers) BSIII emission compliant CVs as[Read More…]

by May 10, 2017 Cover Stories
CIRT for safer roads and efficient transport

CIRT for safer roads and efficient transport

The Pune-based Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) is playing an important role in elevating safety, performance and transport efficiency in India. Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar Photos: Saurabh Botre The driving license tests in the Pune region are carried out at a modern testing facility called the Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR). Best and the most fool proof[Read More…]

by April 24, 2017 Cover Stories