Suspended Seats From Harita Seating Systems

Harita Seating Systems has developed suspended seats for trucks and tractors

- Bhargav TS

With an eye on the commercial vehicle and tractor market, Hosur-based Harita Seating Systems Ltd. (HSSL) has developed mechanical and pneumatic suspended driver seats for trucks and tractors. The development, in response to the rising demand for comfort and safety in trucks and tractors, is expected to enable the TVS Group company to find good number of takers, in the domestic as well as the export market. Specialising in the manufacture and supply of safe, ergonomic and reliable driver seats, and bus passenger seats, HSSL, it is clear, is keen to address the changing demand for seating solutions in CVs and tractors. It has been some time now that the CV industry has been facing acute shortage of drivers – good drivers. Operational costs are rising too. The situation has come to a level where drivers dictate the vehicle that they want to drive depending on the level of comfort it offers. With ergonomics and comfort assuming greater proportion among CV and tractor operators, the decision to develop and market suspended seats by Harita marks a significant move. In a fast urbanising environment, where infrastructure is rising, expectations are changing.

Drivers, who have an important role to play, are demanding better comfort. Suspended seats, it looks like, could well provide the answer. According to A G Giridharan, President, HSSL, only a small portion in the Indian market is occupied by suspended seats. “These are imported. Sensing an opportunity we started working on both mechanical and air suspended seats for tractors and trucks. Both the vehicles operate in tough terrains unlike passenger vehicles,” mentioned Giridharan.

Need for suspended seats