Namakkal Transport Carriers Private Limited (NTCPL) is a name to reckon with in offering end-to-end solutions to its clients, be it in logistics or warehousing. Established in 1997, this 17-year-old teenage company has a huge presence not only in India, owing to its far-reaching services, but abroad also due to its partnerships. NTCPL was born to take care of the need of specialty vehicles to transport over dimensional consignments (ODC). Today, it is a multi-crore business group and is now engaged in providing heavy duty crane services to load and unload ODC and other relevant cargo on-site and off-site, making it a 3600 logistics company. NTCPL provides services of custom-made mechanical trailers, modular hydraulic axles, trucks, LCVs and standardized trailers of which they own 60 per cent of the fleet. NTCPL offers multi-clearance single window for smooth transport of cargo including air and sea freight forwarding, customs clearance, central warehousing and distribution centers. Its sister concern, Sreevari Engineers Private Limited (SEPL) manufactures trailer beds from 20’-140’ in length at their Chennai based trailer fabrication units. Here is an exclusive interview with Mr. Chandra Mohan, MD – NTCPL
Q: The upcoming event 9th Southern Asia Ports,Logistics and Shipping 2014 boasts of great business opportunities among many other possible tie-ups and synergies. What does NTC hope to get out of it? How exactly will it help your business development?
A: The upcoming event will help NTC Logistics to get an overview of the plans for infrastructure and business development in the ports and shipping industry. NTC Logistics will not only be able to showcase its strengths and services in order to promote business prospects but also will put it in touch with potential business partners and stakeholders in the industry. It will be a great opportunity to know the current trends and the requirements of the industry.
Q: NTC’s vision is to become the Leading Logistics Provider by 2014. In this context, how far have you reached? How are you planning to go beyond your vision?
A: As one of the largest fleet owners in the country, NTC Logistics is already established in the road transportation sector. NTC is one of the India’s leading and most reliable ODC service providers. We have also made forays into freight forwarding, chartering and warehousing besides making several partnerships with various stakeholders across the globe. We believe that this will help NTC to go beyond its vision and position
itself as a one-stop-shop solution offering door-to door logistics services to our clients.
Q: Could you describe a few challenges that you face in the Indian context? And, are you looking to resolving them in this event?
A: In the road transportation space, movement of special cargo has country specific challenges and we do hope that we would get an opportunity to discuss, understand and take steps to resolve these. Another challenge comes in the form of identifying the right partners in the face of
tremendous increase in the number of players.
