Eicher Trucks and Buses in partnership with Phoenix Foundation has established the Phoenix-Eicher Institute of Driver Training and Research in Latur, Maharashtra to upskill driver fraternity in the state.
Set up under public-private partnership with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, this institute aims to enhance the core competencies of the commercial vehicles drives by training them across wide range of vehicles, through a comprehensive and professional Driver Training programs. The institute is inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways in the presence of JP Verma, Vice President After Market – Eicher Trucks and Buses and Pasha Patel, Chairman - Phoenix Foundation.
Eicher already has eight Driver Training Institutes where pre-licensing training for new drivers is being provided. Eicher also conducts regular driver training programs through 12 regional driver trainers and trains around 20,000 drivers every year. So far more than 2 lakh drivers have been trained across country through these programs.
The Phoenix-Eicher institute, which is spread over an area of 12 acres, is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities like driving practice track, automobile lab, training vehicles & equipment and training content provided by Eicher. It will also be able to house 150 drivers in the hostel developed for the convenience of the drivers. The institute will not only train new drivers but also strengthen the skills of existing drivers by upskilling them with the new technologies.
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