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Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. - Truck & Bus Division’s pioneering Management Development Program ‘MPOWER’ now has an interesting extension that helps its participants to take the learning experience to an advanced stage. ‘MPOWER War Room’ is a level up.

For the uninitiated, ‘MPOWER’ is designed in association with the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad, with the objective of bringing professionalism to the trucking industry through young transport entrepreneurs. Today, MPOWER has successfully completed three phenomenal batches. The participants of all the three 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.

Through the ‘MPOWER War Room’, Mahindra’s Truck & Bus Division aims at presenting an opportunity to the MPOWER participants (of Batch I and II) to share their outperformance story with their peers. The participants have to share how they applied the learning from MPOWER to excel and take their transport business to greater heights. The participants peg their growth, learning and presentation skills with the best of their co-participants.

‘MPOWER War Room’ will be housed in IIM (Ahmedabad) on the 2^nd of July, 2014. Stay tuned to our blogs for more details.

The Outperformer’s ‘Leap’

Begusarai saw the latest Outperformer’s League conducted by Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. - Truck & Bus Division.  OPL is an exclusive platform that provides an opportunity to the fleet owners to meet, interact and share information with each other and the other stakeholders of the trucking industry. In Begusarai, the seminar was held in Hotel YuvrajDx on the 10^th of June, 2014. The seminar focused on the Petro Tanker segment and was attended by 86 customers who included renowned fleet owners, body builders and financiers.

Mr. Anurag Chaturvedi – Area Business Manager (Bihar & Jharkhand), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. – Truck & Bus Division gave a detailed presentation on OPL explaining the various initiatives and customer benefits associated with it.
This was followed by speeches by eminent industry experts.Eminent Petroleum Industry Expert, Mr. V M Venkatachalapathy, Vice President - Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments Pvt. Limited was the first speaker to address the seminar. His presentation provided an overview on bulk liquid logistics as he educated the audience on various container applications, upcoming future trends and how the same container can be used for multiple functions.This  insightful session was followed by an interesting session by Tyre Industry Expert; Mr. Pradip C. Varaiya. He educated the audience with tips about maintenance and upkeep of tyres leading to improvement in operational efficiency. The tyres, if maintained well provide the business significant financial benefits. Mr. Varaiya explained this in detail through his highly interactive and informative session.

The Begusarai OPL did not just witness industry leaders speaking about critical elements of the business,it also provided the customers an opportunity to witness the displayed  TRUXO 25 and TRUXO 31. A client of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. – Truck and Bus Division who had recently purchased 4 vehicles was felicitated at the event and was handed the keys of the vehicles purchased.

Mr. Saumyabrata Das, Zonal Business Head – (East), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. – Truck and Bus Division summarized the proceedings and gave the audience a perspective on the future direction of OPL and also concluded the seminar with a vote of thanks.

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OPL at Indore: Moving from strength to strength

OPL’s latest destination Indore, had a similar success story to share like all its predecessor sessions. Housed in Hotel Fortune Landmark on 9^th May 2014, the seminar focused on Market Load segment (which includes all load that originates from Market, Mandi, FMCG etc.) and was attended by 60 customers who included renowned fleet owners.

Mr. Amit Kumar Gupta, Zonal Head (West & Central), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. – Truck & Bus Division, played the anchor for the day as he gave a detailed presentation on OPL explaining the various initiatives and customer benefits associated with the OPL. As the event concluded he also summarized the proceedings and gave the audience a perspective on the future direction of OPL, hence playing a perfect host.

Tyre Industry Expert, Mr. Pradip C. Varaiya, who by now has become a regular and popular personality at the OPL, educated the audience with tips about maintenance and upkeep of tyres leading to improvement in operational efficiency. Tyre, the second most expensive element after fuel if maintained well can save critical money for the truck owners.

Mr. Ghulam Gaus Shirani, Chairman – Sagar Automobiles Pvt. Ltd. - Indore, Dealer of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. - Truck & Bus Division concluded the seminar with a vote of thanks.

Following the seminar the customers were all praise for the Indore OPL. They found the session to be very interactive. They lauded Mahindra Truck & Bus for its initiatives and constant endeavors to share knowledge and grow the fraternity.

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OPL conquers Dhanbad

The OPL in Dhanbad focussed on the coal segment and was attended by over 160 customers who included renowned fleet owners, body builders and financiers. The session happened in Hotel Cocoon, providing a perfect platform for fleet owners to meet, interact and share information with each other and the other stakeholders of the trucking industry,

Mr. Anurag Chaturvedi, – Area Business Manager, Mahindra Trucks and Buses welcomed everyone and gave a detailed presentation on OPL explaining the various initiatives and benefits associated with the same. The session was followed by a powerful session on tyre maintenance by Tyre Industry Expert, Mr. Pradip Varaiya. He explained the importance of tyre maintenance and its direct correlation with better efficiency and profits. His quick and smart tips were appreciated by all.

The second guest speaker for the day was motivational speaker, Mr. Vijay Batra. His highly inspirational presentation on how to motivate transport employees and drivers opened up new avenues in employee management. His session covered topics like self-belief and outperformance and struck a certain chord with the audience.

Like all OPLs, the customers were all praise for the Dhanbad OPL. “Mahindra is always very innovative. Mr. Varaiya’s presentation is very informative. It will definitely help me to increase my profit. Mr. Batra’s speech was fantastic. I never expected to attend such a seminar in Dhanbad. Thanks to Mahindra Trucks and Buses!” said Mr. Manjeet Singh, one of the participants.

The session also saw the induction of 5 new customers of Mahindra Truck and Buses, who were felicitated and welcomed to the family by handing over the keys.

Mr. Saumyabrata Das, Zonal Head – East, Mahindra Trucks and Buses summarized the proceedings and gave the audience a perspective on the future direction of OPL. Mr. Binay Kumar Singh, Managing Director - Nexgen Solution Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Dealer Principal) Mahindra Trucks and Buses concluded the seminar with a vote of thanks.

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WHEN THE GIANTS MET AT BENGALURU!

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. – Truck and Bus Division organised yet another insightful knowledge sharing seminar, under the aegis of its forum for the transport ecosystem - The Outperformers’ League (OPL) - at Bengaluru on 27th May, 2014. The OPL seminar, which took place in Hotel Fortune Park JP, focused on the Market Load segment (includes all loads that originate from Market, Mandi, FMCG etc.) and was attended by 92 Fleet Owners, Body Builders and Financiers operating in this segment.

The seminar started with Mr. P. B. Varadarajan, Area Business Manager, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. – Truck & Bus Division giving a detailed presentation on OPL explaining the various initiatives and customer benefits associated with the OPL. The introductory seminar was followed by an insightful conversation with Supply Chain Expert, Capt. Yogesh Kundra. Capt. Kundra explained the current state of manual truck hiring process and the role of technology in bringing about efficiency thus leading to higher profits. He educated the audience on the various trends and issues associated with the market load segment and the seminar was much appreciated by the audience

The sessions and the speakers attracted a lot of praise for the Bengaluru OPL. We found a fan in Mr.  G. R. Shanmugappa - President, All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), who along with many others appreciated the one of a kind initiative by any manufacturer, to provide insights about the future trends and growth prospects of the Market Load Segment and the entire trucking ecosystem.

The session also saw the display of the powerful TRUXO 31-170.

Mr. Durairaj A M, Director – Rajalakshmi Automobiles Pvt. Ltd. (Bengaluru), Dealer of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. - Truck & Bus Division concluded the seminar with a vote of thanks.

OPL since in inception in 2011 has been moving from strength to strength. More than 60 seminars spread over 20 cities across the countries have seen participation of over 7,000 stakeholders.

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Trucking Industry discusses their 'Wheels' of Fortune

At Mahindra & Mahindra, we believe in creating robust communication platforms for our partners. One of such initiative is the Outperformers’ League (OPL), an exclusive platform that provides an opportunity to the fleet owners to meet, interact and share information with each other and the stakeholders of the trucking industry.

Kolkatta had the privilege to host a recent OPL. The OPL seminar took place at Hotel The Park on 2^nd May, 2014. The seminar focused on Operating Cost Optimization and was attended by around 50 customers which included renowned fleet owners and fleet managers.

The guests were welcomed by Mr. Kailash Hedge, Key Account Manager (East), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. – Truck & Bus Division, who also gave a presentation on various initiatives and customer benefits associated with the OPL.

This was followed by presentation by eminent Tyre Industry Expert, Mr. Pradip C. Varaiya. He, through his highly interactive and informative session educated the audience with tips about maintenance and upkeep of tyres. His session focused around maintaining tyres leading to improvement in operational efficiency.  

Another very interesting presentation was the one on after sales service (Agility, Quality and Reach) by Mr. Shantanu Khanra, Key Account Manager – Service (East), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.– Truck & Bus Division. Mr. Saumyabrata Das, Zonal Business Head – East, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. – Truck & Bus Division summarized the proceedings and gave the audience a perspective on the future direction of OPL.  Mr. Pradip Bajaj, Managing Director – Mohan Motor Business Pvt. Ltd., Dealer of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. - Truck & Bus Division concluded the seminar with a vote of thanks.

The seminar, like all OPLs provided the fleet owners a brilliant networking opportunity with customers, industry experts, officials from the Mahindra Truck & Bus team and the Dealership team. The lessons by industry experts on tyre maintenance and its impact on the entire trucking ecosystem were well appreciated by everyone. The stamp of affirmation was when one customer commented on how we were the first vehicle manufacturer who oriented them to the topic on tyre maintenance.

The participants walked out of the seminars, signing praises of the Kolkatta OPL.

Outperformers of the Cement and Market Load segment Meet at Thrissur

At Mahindra & Mahindra, we believe in creating robust communication platforms for our partners. One of such initiative is the Outperformers’ League (OPL), an exclusive platform that provides an opportunity to the fleet owners to meet, interact and share information with each other and the stakeholders of the trucking industry.

 A recent session of the knowledge sharing OPL seminar took place at the Hotel Dass Continental, Thrissur on 13th May. The seminar focused on the Cement and Market Load segment and was attended by over 50 customers who included renowned fleet owners.

The key session was delivered by Mr. Arun Chandran, Area Business Manager, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. – Truck & Bus Division. Mr Chandran explained the various initiatives and customer benefits associated with the OPL.

The session was followed by a detailed and interesting presentation by the Logistics and Supply Chain Expert, Mr. Sushil Cherian from Anantara Solutions. Through his presentation he educated the audience on the various trends and issues associated with the cement industry and market load segment. He emphasized on the need to switch over to the latest model of vehicles available in the market which have better torque. He also explained how drivers are happier to earn incentives by clocking more kilometers by driving vehicles which have cabin comfort.

The special emphasis across sessions on the latest trends in cement industry and increasing profitability by using self warehousing models of containers was appreciated by all.

The icing on the cake was the display of the powerful TRUXO 25. The customers had a closer look at the mean machine and were left quite impressed.

The seminar, like all OPLs provided the fleet owners a brilliant networking opportunity with customers, industry experts, officials from the Mahindra Truck & Bus team and the Dealership team. The participants walked out of the seminars, signing praises of the Thrissur OPL.