Eicher opens its 11th Regional Competence Development Centre at DCRUST Murthal, Haryana, offering hands-on training in trucks, diagnostics, electrical systems and electric vehicle technology.
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- What Eicher Just Opened In Murthal
- What Happens Inside The Centre
- Why This Matters For Trucks, Tippers And Electric Trucks
- What It Means For Buyers And Fleet Owners
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Eicher Trucks and Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), has opened its 11th Regional Competence Development Centre, this time in Murthal, Haryana. The centre is set up inside Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST) and it was inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, along with senior government officials and academic leaders from the university.
This may sound like a small local event, but it says a lot about where the commercial vehicle industry in India is heading. Vehicles are changing fast — new engines, new safety systems and a growing number of electric trucks on the road — and someone has to be trained well enough to actually repair and maintain them. That is exactly the gap this centre is trying to close.
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What Eicher Just Opened In Murthal
With this new centre, Eicher now runs 11 Regional Competence Development Centres across the country. Each one works with a local college or university and the Murthal centre is built in partnership with DCRUST. The idea is simple: instead of training only inside company workshops, Eicher brings real vehicle technology into a university campus, where students and dealership staff can learn together.
The centre will mainly support Eicher's dealer network across Delhi-NCR, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, training people who go on to work at service centres in these regions.
What Happens Inside The Centre
The Murthal facility is not just a classroom with posters on the wall. It has dynamic driveline models that students can actually see moving, sections built around real engines and aggregates and separate labs for electrical systems and diagnostics. There is also a dedicated corner for the Eicher Pro X range of trucks, a gallery that walks through how commercial vehicle technology has changed over the years and a vehicle inspection area where trainees get hands-on practice.
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Sumit Dewan, Senior Vice President at VE Commercial Vehicles, said the partnership with DCRUST gives students, faculty and dealership staff real exposure to modern commercial vehicle technology and current industry practices. He added that students trained here will get a chance to work across Eicher's dealership network in the region.
Why This Matters For Trucks, Tippers And Electric Trucks
A lot of people only think about a truck's engine or its price tag, but the service network behind it matters just as much. A well-trained technician can spot a fault correctly the first time, instead of guessing and swapping parts one by one. This applies across the board — regular trucks, heavy-duty tippers used on construction and mining routes and the newer wave of electric trucks that run very differently from diesel ones.
Electric trucks in particular need a different kind of training altogether. Battery systems, motor controllers and high-voltage wiring are nothing like a traditional diesel setup, so technicians need fresh hands-on practice, not just a manual to read. Centres like this one in Murthal are where that kind of training actually happens and it is one reason more electric trucks are able to run reliably on Indian roads today compared to a few years ago.
What It Means For Buyers And Fleet Owners
If you run a fleet, or even own a single truck, this kind of centre works in your favour even if you never visit it yourself. More trained technicians in a region usually means shorter waiting time at service centres, fewer repeat visits for the same problem and better uptime for your vehicle overall. For a business where every day off the road is a day of lost income, that matters more than most people realise.
It's also a sign that Eicher is investing in the region for the long run, not just selling vehicles and moving on. A stronger local service network tends to support resale value too, since buyers feel more confident picking up a used truck when they know good service isn't far away.
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Frequently Asked Questions on Commercial Vehicles
Q1. What is Eicher's Regional Competence Development Centre?
Ans. It is a training centre set up by Eicher Trucks and Buses where students, teachers and dealership staff learn how modern trucks, tippers and electric trucks actually work, using real vehicle parts and lab setups.
Q2. Where is the new Eicher centre located?
Ans. The new centre is at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology in Murthal, Haryana and it is the 11th such centre Eicher has opened in India.
Q3. Who inaugurated the Murthal centre?
Ans. The centre was inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, with senior officials from the state government and VE Commercial Vehicles present.
Q4. Why does a training centre like this matter for truck buyers?
Ans. More trained technicians in a region usually means faster service, fewer wrong repairs and shorter downtime for truck and bus owners, since problems get diagnosed correctly the first time.