Established in June 11, 1974, PT Traktor Nusantara started their business at Jalan Majapahit - Jakarta as a distributor for MASSEY FERGUSON Farm Tractor. Soon after, PT TRAKTOR NUSANTARA has appointed as the distributor for PERKINS Engine (1976), TOYOTA Industrial Equipment (1980), HITACHI SUMITOMO Crane (1981), LINK BELT Crane(1981), JCB Construction Equipment (2000), SAKAI Road Construction Equipment (2000), PERKINS SABRE Marine Engine (2006) and GARDNER DENVER Compressor ‘s (2008).

In March 23, 1983, PT Swadaya Harapan Nusantara established as PT Traktor Nusantara subsidiary, at first PT Swadaya Harapan Nusantara began as TOYOTA Forklift and MASSEY FERGUSON Farm Tractor assembly. Afterward, PT Swadaya Harapan Nusantara altered their core business from assembly to TOYOTA Forklift RENTAL (1997), FG WILSON Generating Set distribution (2000), also design and INSTALLATION related with Generating Set.

At this moment, PT Traktor Nusantara shareholder consists of ASTRA INTERNATIONAL and SUMITOMO CORPORATION.