Tata Motors starts selling Prima 4028-S truck in India

Tata Motors, the biggest automaker in India, has started distributing its Prima range of World Trucks, called the Prima 4028-S.

The Prima range was unveiled in May 2009.

Photo: Tata Prima world truck

The Prima 4028-S tractor-trailer was developed jointly by Tata Motors and 2 of its subsidiaries – Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company, based in Korea, and Tata Motors European Technical Centre, based in the United Kingdom.

Tata Motors said that it has employed “the best of inputs and technologies” in various areas – styling, engines, suspension, transmission, fabrication, chassis frames, and dies – from its partners based in the United States, Germany, Japan Sweden, Italy and South Korea.

The distribution of the Prima range of World Trucks began with select customers in Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, West Bengal and Rajasthan.

The entire Prima range will be distributed in phases over next 2 years, a statement from Tata Motors said.

The company said it has already equipped its countrywide service network to support the Prima range of trucks.

The crew for the new Prima range of trucks (which are being distributed) was trained at the manufacturing facility of Tata Motors in Jamshedpur.

The Prima 4028-S is priced at Rs 21 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

The truck with the trailer, costing Rs 31 lakh, is ideal for carrying cargo up to 40.2 tonnes of gross combination weight, according to Tata Motors.

The company says the new tractor-trailer is ideal for transporting goods such as cement, steel, and containers.

Tata Motors said that the Prima 4028-S tractor-trailer will be followed 3 other products in the tractor-trailer segment by end of the fiscal: Two 49-tonne tractor-trailers, and one 31-tonne tipper. All the three vehicles are BS-III-compliant and BS-IV- compliant.

The Prima range of trucks consists of around 10 major variants of tractor-trailers, multi-axle trucks, tippers, mixers as well as special-application vehicles

According to Tata Motors, the Prima 4028-S is a 40-tonne 266-PS (Cummins ISBE engine) tractor having a 9-speed ZF transmission; a matching trailer with new-generation brakes; as well as ABS and specialized axles for high-speed and heavy-duty applications.

Its cabin – spacious and airconditioned – is equipped with adjustable steering wheels, reclining seats, arm rests for the driver’s comfort, as also sleepers to make long-distance travel easy. These features, the automaker explained, have been incorporated for the sake of “longer and more trips” – to operate non-stop for long hours and also to cover a distance of over 700 kilometres a day.

The Prima 4028-S comes with the Global Positioning System (GPS), for vehicle- tracking, as a standard fitment.