| Transport
Corparation of India |
 You
may have wondered those heavy generators and machinery
weighing about 100 tonnes manufactured at Bharat Heavay
Electricals Limited (BHEL), Hyderabad? How they are
transportedto different parts of the country? Well, it
is the Transport Coroporation of India (TCI), which
takes care of the transportation of all BHEL machinery.
It was TCI which transported all the security machines
and other computerised items on the US ex-President Bill
Clinton's visit to Hyderabad. Established in 1958
by Late Mr P.D. Agarwal, TCI has emerged as Asia's
foremost surface transport organisation. TCI started its
operations in Andhra Pradesh in 1968, by establishing
a regional office at Hyderabad.
TCI, which handles over 4 million tons of cargo annually
including dimensional, heavy duty and volumetric cargo,
operates with a mammoth fleet of over 4000 trucks daily.
It owns well-equipped offices and warehouses occupying
a total area of 3 million square feet, using state-of-the-art
material handling equipment like forklifts, overhead and
truck mounted cranes. "TCI has the largest surface
transport network covering all the cities and towns across
the country. We have 50 branches in Andhra Pradesh. Most
of the major branches in A.P. and India are connected
through an intranet computer network. This network helps
us keep track of cargo at any time," said Bhaiya
Sumit Kumar, Regional Officer-Marketing.
 "Initially
we were engaged in bulk cargo transportaion only. Since
1996, we started Xpress Cargo Services Ltd (XPS), to
cater to the needs of small industries and business people
who like to send small cargo across the country. XPS is
like a courier, with door to door service. All the XPS
vehicles have closed enclosures to protect the goods from
rain and sun," explained Mr R.S. Kanakasabhapathy,
Assistant Vice-President, TCI, who heads the Hyderabad
regional office.
XPS has not confined its services to delivering parcels
only. In 1999, XPS made its way into homes, reaching ladies
with its special 'Anmol Rakhi Offer' on the auspicious
occassion of Raksha Bandhan. Under this
offer XPS had extended its door-to-door services carrying
rakhis in specially handicrafted wooden boxes, along with
the traditional tikka and a best wishes card, all
at an unbeleivably low cost of only Rs. 100. On the following
year, XPS extended this beyond the shores of India. Now
sisters in UK, USA, Canada, Singapore and Dubai
too have the option of sending Rakhis 'gift wrapped
in velvet and wood', simply by placing their orders
on 'anmolrakhi.com'.
 Besides
XPS, TCI has several subsidiaries like TCI Seaways,
which is engaged in transporting container and bulk
cargo from Chennai to the Indian coast of the Andaman
and Nicobar islands. TCI Logistics deals
in total logistic solutions under the brand name 'Logitra',
which is now providing absolute logistic services
to TELCO. The latest entity in the list is the
Transystem Logistics International Ltd., a joint
venture company between TCI and Mitsui & Co. Japan,
which is the logistic partner of Toyota Kirloskar
Motors Pvt. Ltd.
"Transportation always depends on industrial growth.
So, we too depend on industries. Most of the cargo booked
or delivered at Hyderabad, mainly consists of industrial
products. We transport hybrid seeds to various locations
of India, from places like Kurnool, Nandyal, Warangal,
Guntur and Nizamabad which is the core area
for seed industries," said Mr. Kanakasabhapathy.
"Our brand name is our USP. People come to us
for the quality service we offer to them. Our company
is committed to excel in every sphere of activity it deals
in. Hyderabad region's turnover in the financial year
1999-2000 was 47 crores. In 1996-97, 1997-98 the Hyderabad
region was awarded 'The Runners-Up Cup' for perfect Transitment
in 'A' category. We got the best performer of the year
award in 1998-99," explained Sumit Kumar.
TCI has also recieved the 'Transporter of the Millennium
- 2000' award for the outstanding contribution of
the company towards development of the industry and the
services rendered to All India Motor Transport Congress
(AIMTC). TCI's dedicated customer care is reflected
in its satisfied client base of 150,000. TCI,
which is included in the top 500 Indian Corporates, offers
services by a dedicated team of 4000 employees.
Address (Regional Office): Transport
Corporation of India (TCI), Flat No. 306 & 307, 3rd
Floor, Ashoka Bhoopal Chambers, Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad
- 500 003. Phones: 784 0104 / 0108, 784 0163 /
0164. Fax: 784 0164.
E-mal: tci.hyro@tci.sprintrpg.ems.vsnl.net.in
URLs: www.tcil.com
/ www.logisticsfocus.com
|
| -Mohan G Jagan |
|  |
|
|
3:11:06 PM 
