TRF to offer complete transportation solution

TRF, part of the Tata Group, has been on a roll acquiring companies globally and in the domestic market and moving towards its mission to provide complete transportation solutions. The company acquired York Axles in 2007 and Dutch Lanka Trailer in 2009. To complete the process from trailer undergears to trailers and then fixed body applications on trailers, TRF entered into a joint venture agreement with Jasper Industries and Tata Capital to establish Aditya Automotive Applications Ltd.

The company is currently setting up a massive facility in the Tata Motors Vendor Park in Lucknow. In the initial years the plant will focus on fabricating tippers for the medium and heavy duty applications.

Aditya Automotive also fits in with the plans of Tata Motors to establish companies that will provide engineered applications for its trucks. Aditya Automotive plans to set up an engineering centre for product development, testing and validation. It proposes to rapidly move towards design, development and manufacture of fully-built solutions for truck applications, such as load bodies, refrigerated vans, garbage compactors, tankers, etc.

In order to meet the growing demand for its products in ports as well as trailers, Dutch Lanka Trailer (DLT) has set up a second manufacturing facility in Sri Lanka. The new facility at Dankotuwa with an installed capacity to manufacture 3,000 trailers in single shift will also cater to the needs of the global market for both port and road trailers, besides developing products for both categories.

The new DLT plant designed to reduce carbon footprint was inaugurated by Mr. Sudhir Deoras, DLT Chairman.

TRF is now fully geared to offer complete solutions, including undergears, axles for trailers and trailer bodies.