Mahindra CRUZIO BS6 Staff and School Buses: Class-leading Profitability and Comfort

 The winning combination of best-in-class profitability with unmatched comfort is guaranteed when you chose Mahindra CRUZIO staff and school buses for your business. Built on the latest platform, designed for ergonomic comfort and convenience and loaded with leading-edge technology features, Mahindra CRUZIO BS6 and Mahindra CRUZIO GRANDE BS6 range of buses delivers more per every rupee spent.    

The dual promise of CRUZIO being the most profitable and luxurious bus in its category has been made possible by Mahindra’s continuous innovative efforts in product and technology enhancements which have gone into developing the new-age Mahindra CRUZIO.

Here is what goes into making CRUZIO staff and school bus your ideal business partner for long-term profitability and low total cost of ownership.

Profit Maximising Technology and Service Guarantees

mDi 2.5 Litre BS6 Engine

The powerful and highly efficient 2.5 litre mDi engine in the CRUZIO is not just fully BS6 compliant, it is also backed by Mahindra’s long proven CRDe expertise to ensure that the CRUZIO delivers a power-packed performance along with class-leading fuel economy. 

iMAXX Telematics Technology

CRUZIO buses have the advantage of being equipped with Mahindra’s smart iMAXX telematics technology. It allows CRUZIO bus fleet owners and operators to track the bus location and stay updated with vital information about the bus, while ensuring enhanced safety for the passengers.

Benefits of iMAXX Telematics technology for;

Bus fleet owners: Tech-enabled features such as Live Tracking of the bus, Driver Behaviour Monitoring, Theft Alerts and a range of Automated Operation Reports, empower you to keep track of your bus fleet and manage your business with greater efficiency.

Bus operators: Benefit from the convenience of staying updated on vital parameters of the bus, with features like Accurate Refills, Predictive Vehicle Health Monitoring, Fuel Efficiency and Fuel Consumption Analysis and AdBlue Monitoring. This allows timely intervention for more efficient vehicle performance.

End Users: Can enjoy peace of mind thanks to the vehicle tracking feature that ensures the bus location is always known, ensuring passenger safety on every trip. 

All put together, iMAXX telematics technology is designed to greatly enhance the safety, productivity and profitability of Mahindra CRUZIO staff and school buses.

Service and Spares Guarantees

When it comes to the all-important point of smooth running and maintenance of these buses, CRUZIO BS6 staff and school buses definitely score high. CRUZIO buses come with the unmatched advantage of industry-first and best-in-class service and spare part guarantees.

•  Guarantee 1: Get back on the road in 48 hours or get Rs.1000 per day.
•  Guarantee 2: Service will reach you in 2 hours or you get Rs.500 per hour.
•  Guarantee 3: Assured availability of 100 moving maintenance parts at dealership or MPARTS PLAZA, or else they are yours for free.
  

  
  

Profit Maximising Comfort Features
Greater Seating Capacity with Wider Seats
When it comes to experiencing the CRUZIO from the inside, enhanced seating capacity means more passengers can be accommodated per trip without compromising on comfort. Whether it is office goers in the CRUZIO staff bus or children in the CRUZIO school bus, they are sure to enjoy every ride in the Mahindra CRUZIO. The roomy and pleasant interiors fitted with wider seats designed for utmost comfort and a spacious gangway for ease of movement will make them look forward to every CRUZIO bus ride.

CRUZIO BS6 SPECIFICATIONS - REGULAR
MODEL	CRUZIO 2750 BS6	CRUZIO 3100 BS6	CRUZIO 3370 BS6	CRUZIO 3800 BS6
Variants	Staff Maxi Cab	Staff Maxi Coach	Staff Bus	Staff Bus
Seating Capacity	14+D HHR 12+D HHR	18+D HHR 12+D PB	22+D HHR	26+D HHR

CRUZIO BS6 SPECIFICATIONS - SCHOOL BUS
MODEL	CRUZIO 2750 BS6	CRUZIO 3100 BS6	CRUZIO 3370 BS6	CRUZIO 3800 BS6
Variants	School Bus	School Bus	School Bus	School Bus
Seating Capacity	21+D - (3X2) 18+D - (2X2)	25+D - (3X2) 22+D - (3X2)	31+D - (3X2) 26+D - (2X2)	35+D - (3X2) 30+D - (2X2)

Enhanced Cabin

The enhanced and spacious CRUZIO cabin with better ventilation, 4-way adjustable driver seat with inbuilt headrest, tilt and telescopic steering and advanced Driver Information System (DIS), maximises driver comfort and convenience in the Mahindra CRUZIO, resulting in greater productivity.

Bigger Clutch with Clutch Booster

A bigger clutch with integrated clutch booster makes for easier and fatigue-less driving, thereby allowing the Mahindra CRUZIO driver to stay refreshed and alert at the wheel for a longer time and make more trips per bus with ease.

Parabolic Suspension

No matter what the road conditions, CRUZIO passengers enjoy a smooth and well cushioned ride to arrive fresh and energised at their destination. Superior ride comfort is ensured on each trip in the Mahindra CRUZIO thanks to the softer parabolic suspension with rubber tips for best-in-class comfort.

Setting Safety Standards

Ensuring the utmost safety of passengers in the CRUZIO is of paramount importance. That is why the design and build of the Mahindra CRUZIO is such that it is the only bus in its class to be fully rollover-compliant. The uncompromising safety features in the CRUZIO staff and school buses include –

•   Anti-roll bar for better stability at high speeds.
•   Full-length footstep with aluminium top for safe entry and exit.
•   Anti-skid vinyl flooring with silicon carbide particles for safe passenger movement inside the     bus.
•   Fire Detection and Alarm System (FDAS) in CRUZIO Staff Bus.
•   Fire Detection and Suppression System (FDSS) in CRUZIO School Bus.
•   Child Check-Mate Feature, Vehicle Tracking System (VTS) and Mahindra iMAXX for tracking    of CRUZIO School Bus.
•   First Aid Box for prompt medical aid in CRUZIO School Bus.
•   Emergency Button on each Seat Section in CRUZIO School Bus.
•   Emergency Exit for quick evacuation in case of exigency in CRUZIO School Bus. 

In conclusion, Mahindra CRUZIO BS6 staff and school buses come with a host of thoughtfully designed features that benefit both the driver and passengers, translating into a superior ownership experience and higher profits for you.

Be it in-city, inter-city or coach travel, Mahindra CRUZIO buses are perfectly suited for the task. No surprise that it makes sound business sense for bus fleet owners to upgrade to the all-new Mahindra CRUZIO BS6 range – THE MOST PROFITABLE BUS IN IT’S CLASS. To know-how and take your next step towards building a more profitable bus fleet business, visit https://www.mahindratruckandbus.com/passenger-buses/index.aspx or simply give us a missed call on 1800 315 7799. 

The Mahindra JAYO – Your Ultimate Intra-City Delivery Truck

There’s some good news for small and medium-sized business owners. If you are looking for the perfect city truck that can improve your business profitability, check out the all-new Mahindra JAYO. The DI3200 JAYO is a smart, efficient and reliable partner to meet your intra-city transportation needs. It also packs quite a punch in terms of delivering more than your expectations on every parameter.

The Mahindra JAYO intracity delivery truck has been built to make its presence in this market. And its compact dimensions are best suited for reaching those cramped areas and narrow city lanes. Sporting a bold new styling, the JAYO is sure to impress you at first sight. The striking looks of the enhanced front fascia grill and bumper are complemented with clear lens headlamps for improved illumination that will make night driving a breeze. Take a look inside and you will notice stylish new dual-tone seats for a pleasing in-cabin appearance.

Power steering with tilt and telescopic function ensures a greater level of driving comfort to maneuver chaotic bumper-to-bumper city traffic effortlessly with reduced driver fatigue. So that you can get more trips from the Mahindra JAYO to maximize your earning potential. Driver comfort in THIS ergonomically designed cabin of the JAYO is further optimized with the two-way adjustable seat and more legroom. Other thoughtful features include sliding windows for better ventilation, bottle holder, and a mobile charging point to ensure you are connected on the go.

What really sets the Mahindra JAYO apart from other LCVs and gives an operational advantage for your business, is its unmatched fuel efficiency that too Guaranteed. Equipped with Mahindra’s latest FuelSmart technology, you can select between greater power and superior mileage to suit your driving need, just at the convenient flick of the FuelSmart Switches. Mahindra JAYO’s class-leading fuel-economy along with a higher payload capacity and best-in-class loading span helps you to register higher profits and more growth for your business. It is also available with a factory-fitted High Side Deck body should you choose to opt for it.

Whatever your business requirement, whether to pick up and deliver fresh market produce, consumer durables or parcels and courier, the all-new Mahindra DI3200 JAYO is an ideal choice for a commercial city delivery truck – DO MORE, BE MORE.

MPOWER WAR ROOM IV – empowering the future of the Indian Transport

MPOWER program was designed with a vision to provide a platform to cater to the learning needs of the young, NexGen transporters. The program curriculum is designed to include the aspects facilitating the transport business decisions relating to the choice of markets, procurement, production and dispatch planning, plant location and layout, procurement and distribution network planning, route optimization, determining the ideal fleet size, warehouse location and operations, desired inventory levels and so on. This helps the young transporters make better informed decisions to take their business to the next level of success.

Cumulatively, MPOWER has been conducted for 13 batches with 340 participants PAN India from various Transport segments. The participants of all the 13 batches vouch for their experience to be very rich. They are confident of taking their family business to the next level by applying all the learning from the MPOWER program.

MPOWER WAR ROOM is a brand extension of MPOWER that helps its participants to take the learning experience to an advanced stage. ‘MPOWER War Room’, which was launched in July 2014 with the objective of making MPOWER delegates of past batches to introspect/ reflect and present on the following subject:

“Successes and Challenges in implementing what I learnt during Mahindra MPOWER at IIM, Ahmedabad, back into my business”.

The War Room aims to explore the transformation that the MPOWER participants were able to bring about in their organizations after attending the MPOWER program, as well as the challenges they might have faced during the implementation process.

MPOWER War Room IV

The 4^th edition of MPOWER War room was conducted from 23^rd – 25^th Nov 2017, which was hosted at IIM, Ahmedabad.

Here’s a photo-report of the MPOWER War Room IV:

24^th Nov 2017 – Expert Jury

Delegates were very excited to meet each other and participants from different MPOWER batches. 15 finalists were present for the final show down.

 

The MTBD Team and IIM Professors interacted with 15 War Room Delegates. It was delighting to see the enthusiasm of Mr. Chetan Lodaya, a specially-abled participant as one of the contestants of War Room IV.

The session began with a brief introduction of MPOWER War Room IV and context-setting by self. Shashank Patwa took the delegates and the Jury through the objectives of MPOWER WAR Room IV and what they must look forward to in the next two days at IIM Ahmedabad.

The Expert Jury consisted of: 

Name	Designation	Organization
Girish Mirchandani	Chief Editor	Transtopics
Bhushan M	Editor	CV Magazine
Allwyn Crasto	Sub Regional Head, South Asia Transportation and Distribution Safety	BASF India Limited
Tej Nirmal Singh Plaha	Director & Head - LAS, Ericsson India GFBE Shared Services Organization	Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
Devdip Purkayastha	President - India Operations	CHEP India
Prof Debjit	Factuality Member, Production and Quantitative Methods	IIM Ahmedabad
Prof Amit Karna	Factuality Member, Business Policy	IIM Ahmedabad
Prof. Sobhesh Agrawalla	Factuality Member, Finance and Accounting	IIM Ahmedabad

Presentations began at 9:30 am. 15 young transport entrepreneurs battled it out to showcase their OUTPERFORMANCE stories based on their learnings from the MPOWER program they had attended at IIM Ahmedabad. The presentations were made on topics ranging from Innovation in Business, Business Intelligence, IT Infrastructure, Business Re-structuring, Safety Measures Across Organizations to Business Diversification. Their success stories were filled with inspiration and vision and their tremendous learnings from the ‘MPOWER’ sessions was evident. The incremental innovation and tweaks inspired everyone in the room, who responded to such bits with applause. Every presentation was followed by an interactive question and answer session with the Jury members. 

Networking Dinner

This was the much-awaited part of the program as the participants and Jury were eager for the final names to be presented to Grand jury.

During the Networking dinner, we shared our views on the MPOWER initiatives and Mahindra’s Vision for these initiatives. Prof. Debjit also shared his views on the 15 case studies with the audience. Participants shared their testimony of the War Room and MPOWER initiatives by Mahindra and they were pleased about the different learning they got from other participants as well.

 An informal discussion was initiated with the Transport Ecosystem delegates. Many insights from the top-notch industry stakeholders were brought forward.

Finalists for the Grand Jury

The finalists were as follows, as there were two ties for the 6^th place hence this batch witnessed 7 Finalists. They were as follows:-

1)      Mr. Rishab Gandhi of Raman Roadways from Gujarat

2)      Mr. Hardik Gahlot of Reshamsingh & Co. from Kutch

3)      Mr. Gurvinder Singh Grewal of Diamond Roadlines from Mumbai

4)      Mr. Rohit Patravali of Esteem Trucking Company from Hubli-Dharwad

5)      Mr. Jehaan Adil Kotwal of JFK Transport from Mumbai

6)      Mr. Sanjay Gogri of Bharti Infraconstructions Pvt. Ltd. from Mumbai

7)      Mr. Jitesh Chunnilal Chheda of Chheda Cargo Carriers from Mumbai

Prof. Debjit shared some tips with them on how to improve their presentations for the Big Day.

Grand Jury - 25^th Nov, 2017

After a day full of excitement, the following day started early with the seven finalists preparing for the presentations. The Grand Jury assembled and the event began at 9:30 am. The program commenced with a keynote address by self, welcoming the participants and encouraging the entire contingent for their trailblazing efforts in implementing what they learnt during MPOWER back into their business.

Grand Jury Members:

Name	Designation	Organization
Brinda Jagirdar	Former Chief Economist, SBI	Director, Capital First and Rane Engine Valves
S K Krishnan	VP – Demand Chain Management	Mahindra & Mahindra
Pradeep Saxena	Country Head	Sewells MSXI India
Prof. Debjit Roy	Production and Quantitative  Methods	IIM Ahmedabad
Prof. Arvind Sahay	Marketing	IIM Ahmedabad
Prof. Chitra Singla	Business Policies	IIM Ahmedabad

Participants reworked on the presentations based on Prof Debjit’s suggestions from last evening (24^th Nov 2017).

Every presentation was followed by questions from the jury testing the mettle of the seven finalists. The quick breaks in between the sessions allowed the participants and Grand Jury members to exchange a few words.

Mr. S K Krishnan, V.P. Demand Chain Management, Mahindra Automotive Division, appreciated how Mahindra Truck and Bus continue to work closely with the MPOWER participants. MPOWER and War Room are just milestones in the way and MTBD is committed to help them in the journey of excellence. He also thanked the Professor, the Jury and the participants for taking the time and making War Room IV as successful.

Prof. Debjit and Prof. Chitra Singla also shared their valuable thoughts on the War Room Presentations.

The winners of the MPOWER War Room IV are:

Mr. Rishab Gandhi of Raman Roadways from Gujarat who presented on “Umeed” Software & Performance Management System”.

First Runner-up – Mr. Hardik Gahlot of Reshamsingh & Co. from Kutch who presented on “Development of Customized Barge for Multi-Modal Transportation of HP Surge Vessels”.

Second Runner-up – Mr. Gurvinder Singh Grewal of Diamond Roadlines from Mumbai who presented on “Business Optimisation”.

Second Runner-up – Mr. Rohit Patravali of Esteem Trucking Company from Hubli-Dharwad who presented on “Streamlining Operations”.

MPOWER War Room case studies eventually will be featured in the third edition of IIM text book on Transport & Logistics – Trucking Business Management – Cases and Concepts and thereby be institutionalised and become permanent fixtures of knowledge for our industry. We would persist with this kind of engagement with constituents of our road transport ecosystem as a part of the Mahindra brand philosophy of RISE, to drive positive change in our ecosystem and also help develop business prospects for MTB in the process.