Driving Skills, Driving Lives

Driver Pragati Kendras (DPKs)

Initiative to create an environment where commercial vehicle drivers feel superior experience during transit. These are en-route resting and training facilities for long haul drivers where comprehensive driver trainings are also conducted.

• The main objective of the driver training program is to provide guidance on fuel conservation, behavioral aspects and financial literacy along with personal hygiene.
• Total 6 Driver Pragati Kendras are currently running in association with Indian Oil Corporation and 6 more are proposed.

Driver Care Vans

To ensure driver health and safety, Eicher Driver Care Program for Vision & Hearing provides affordable & advanced quality eye and ear healthcare services to the truck drivers at major transport hubs along the golden quadrilateral and national highway route across the country.

• Launched in 2016, more than 65,500 drivers have been aided through this initiative till now.
• Eicher also inaugurated six Driver Pragati Kendras operating in key regional centres in India, while the work on next six locations is underway.
• These facilities serve as a holistic avenue to address fatigue management, road safety and promote best practices within the driver community.

Driver Training Institutes & extensive driver training

Eicher recognizes the critical role that drivers play and therefore has been a pioneer in working towards driver empowerment ever since.

• Eicher’s numerous initiatives over the years have benefited over two lakh drivers and have also helped bridge the demand gap by getting more skilled drivers in the trucking ecosystem.
• These initiatives have been focused towards driver empowerment and upskilling, alleviating the plight of these hardworking individuals and offering them the best-in-class training for optimum levels of safety and productivity.
• To address skill development and empowering livelihoods, Eicher has been running training centres across India and providing skill-based training via low-cost driver training modules.
• Eicher has eight Driver Training Institutes where a pre-licensing program for new drivers is conducted.
• Eicher also operates twelve Regional Driver Training faculties that train around 20,000 drivers per year. All these programs have targeted more than 2 lac individuals across India.

Driver's Day, Driver Certifications & Convocation Day

In an effort to recognise the efforts and selfless dedication, Eicher commemorates Convocation Day at the Eicher Academy for Drivers in Indore every year on the occasion of Driver's Day.

• The drivers are recognised and are certified on completing their pre-licensing driver training programme.
• Eicher’s Pre-license driver training program was introduced in 2018, as one of the company’s key efforts for driver training and empowerment under CSR through Eicher Group Foundation.
• Under this program, Eicher has so far trained 450 drivers. The idea was to develop skilled driver and offer opportunities for recruitment for better and safe transportation.
• The heavy and light commercial vehicle drivers were trained through a structured program and conducted via theoretical sessions, simulator practice, technical exposure and behind the wheel training.
• They also undergo an assessment of driving proficiency by ASDC (Automotive Skill Development Council).