Category: Transport

Source: KAMAZ – An important disclaimer is located at the bottom of this article.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the legendary KAMAZ–master team took part in the International Russian-Chinese Winter Sports Festival ZimFestAmur. High-tech KAMAZ vehicles of the latest generation K5 were also presented during the event.

The VII International Russian-Chinese Winter Sports Festival ZimFestAmur was held in Blagoveshchensk. The opening ceremony took place on the ice of the Amur border River with the participation of Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, and Vasily Orlov, Governor of the Amur Region. Han Shengjian, Deputy Chairman of the People’s Government of Heilongjiang Province, and Qin Xu, Deputy Head of the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of Anhui Province, also welcomed the participants. This season, for the first time, the guest regions participated in the Amur Winter Games Festival: the Republic of Tatarstan from the Russian side, and Anhui Province from the Chinese side. “This significant event is a vivid example of strengthening strategic partnership and friendly relations between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China. The Games demonstrate the importance of developing cooperation in the field of sports, one of the most powerful platforms for uniting peoples and cultures. Russia and China have a rich history of sporting achievements and traditions, and big plans to promote a healthy lifestyle and mass sports. This festival provides a good opportunity to share experiences, improve professional skills and inspire a new generation of athletes,” said Rustam Minnikhanov.

Vasily Orlov, Governor of the Amur Region, greeted the festival participants in Russian and Chinese. “Today we are opening the Russian-Chinese Winter Sports Festival together. This unique event brought together representatives of different sports, and from this year – from different regions of the two countries. I would like to thank our long-time partners from Heilongjiang Province, as well as guests from the Republic of Tatarstan and Anhui Province, famous athletes from both countries for their support and participation. I am sure that the festival will further strengthen friendship and cooperation between our peoples,” said Vasily Orlov, Head of the Amur Region.

Next, Rustam Minnikhanov, Vasily Orlov and Han Shengjian, Deputy Chairman of the People’s Government of Heilongjiang Province, as well as representatives of Anhui Province, symbolically opened a hockey match between the young hockey players of the Ak Bure team (Russia) and their peers from the national teams of Heilongjiang and Anhui provinces (China). After watching the hockey match, the honored guests of the festival toured other competition venues. They watched spectacular demonstration runs on trucks of the famous KAMAZ–master team. The pair drift was demonstrated by its leader Eduard Nikolaev and the young pilot Almaz Akhmedov.

A master of sports of international class, Honored Master of Sports of Russia in motorsport, Rustam Minnikhanov himself got behind the wheel of a KAMAZ K5 generation sports vehicle. The Rais of Tatarstan gave his colleague, the governor of the Amur Region, a ride right on the ice of the Amur River. “I’ve never driven a KAMAZ so fast before,”  Vasily Orlov shared his impressions.

An extensive cultural and sports program was prepared on the embankment for residents and guests of the city, Amur and Tatar collectives performed on the stage. In addition, an exhibition of modern vehicles was organized as part of the festival, which was attended by the official dealer of KAMAZ PTC in the Amur region, Auto Center Samaragd LLC. The exhibition featured high-tech KAMAZ-54901 generation K5 tractor trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). In this modification, the truck is equipped with a KAMAZ R6 (Euro 5) gas engine with a capacity of 460 hp, an automated gearbox and two cryobucks holding 1,060 liters of liquefied natural gas. The use of LNG significantly reduces the owner’s fuel costs with a one-filling fuel capacity of up to 1,600 km, which makes this modification of the truck one of the most efficient for business. Special equipment models in demand in the region were also demonstrated at the site: the time-tested four-wheel drive high-sided KAMAZ-43118, utility vehicles on a KAMAZ chassis and a KAMAZ vehicle equipped with a drilling rig.

Photo: Vasily Orlov, Head of the Amur Region

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Source: KAMAZ – An important disclaimer is located at the bottom of this article.

The new modification of the KAMAZ-65951 truck was assembled on the main assembly line of the automobile plant. The representative of the K5 generation is designed to carry mixers on its chassis to transport concrete mix.

The KAMAZ-65951 dump trucks are well known to customers – these reliable, powerful trucks have been assembled on the auto giant’s main assembly line since 2023. “The main difference between the modification of the chassis to accommodate a mixer and the basic configuration of the KAMAZ-65951 dump truck is the PTO that drives the mixing drum,” said Ilshat Gimadeev, Chief Specialist for Advanced Heavy Vehicles at the Design Department of the R&D Center. “The novelty has an enlarged rear overhang of the frame, which enables to mount a superstructure for a mixer with a volume of 12 cubic meters, as well as truck tires designed for heavy loads.”

The truck is equipped with a KAMAZ R6 engine with a capacity of 460 hp, the chassis load capacity is 35 tonnes. The 8×4 wheel formula ensures stability even in difficult road conditions. The truck was assembled with the beat of the conveyor along with other KAMAZ trucks.

In the near future, the prototype will be sent for testing to the Research and Development Center of the company. In the future, this concrete truck will appear on construction sites in Russia, as well as in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan.

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Source: KAMAZ – An important disclaimer is located at the bottom of this article.

KAMAZ, together with its official partner, NPO Transmaster plant (Miass), has launched a tanker truck on the KAMAZ-65658 chassis of the latest generation K5, designed for the transportation and short-term storage of drinking water.

The novelty is based on the modern KAMAZ-65658 three-axle chassis, which belongs to the transport family of the latest generation K5 . This universal three-axle truck is often chosen by retailers for food delivery, in general, the chassis is convenient for mounting different types of superstructures. The truck is equipped with a comfortable cabin with a berth and good visibility, a low-consumption KAMAZ engine with a capacity of 390 hp, as well as a robotic twelve-speed gearbox. Among the features of the KAMAZ-65658 chassis are the 6×2 wheel formula and the lifting rear axle, which significantly improves the vehicle’s load capacity, fuel efficiency and maneuverability. To ensure smooth running, the rear axles of the chassis are equipped with air suspension.

The tank with a volume of 13 cubic meters is made in the form of a suitcase-shape horizontal tank with a thermal insulation layer. NPO Transmaster engineers have applied a combined product protection system: the inner shell is made of high-quality food grade stainless steel 12X18H10 with a thickness of 3 mm, which preserves all properties of drinking water. In turn, the outer shell is made of high-quality carbon steel 1.5-2 mm thick with a wear-resistant paint coating, which together makes the structure rigid and durable enough.

To ensure uninterrupted operation in all climatic conditions, engineers have provided a tank heating system. The temperature of the product in the tank is maintained by using exhaust gases from the chassis, and in the parking lot by using a 220V electric heating element. Heating of the pumping module is also provided. This configuration guarantees the vehicle’s performance even at extremely low temperatures.

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Source: KAMAZ – An important disclaimer is located at the bottom of this article.

Exactly 50 years ago, on February 16, 1976, the first KAMAZ truck rolled off the main assembly line of the automobile plant.

Construction of the plant in Naberezhnye Chelny started on December 13, 1969, and on February 16, 1976, the first truck, the sided KAMAZ-5320, rolled off the main assembly line. This day became a bright page in the history of the auto giant and a long-awaited event for the Soviet engineering industry, as the country, which was in dire need of modern trucks, received an advanced vehicle for that time.

The release of the first KAMAZ truck was timed to coincide with the XXV Congress of the CPSU, which was held in Moscow from February 24 to March 5, 1976. As a sign of the successful fulfillment of the party’s plans, the first KAMAZ truck arrived on Red Square under its own power. The truck numbered 0000001 was driven by test driver Valery Peretolchin. Dmitry Zagrebelny, an installer, and Rafis Sabirzyanov, an employee of KAMGESENERGOSTROY, were also part of the first honorary crew of the KAMAZ-5320 on-board vehicle.

The first-born truck of the plant has survived to the present day. After rolling off the assembly line, it was handed over to the customer, worked for many years in Bashkiria, then was bought out by KAMAZ and restored. Currently, the KAMAZ-5320 with factory number 0000001 is one of the most valuable exhibits for KAMAZ and is located in the company’s Visitor Center in Naberezhnye Chelny.

Long before the first builders appeared in Naberezhnye Chelny, designers, researchers, technologists, and testers were already working on prototypes of Kama vehicles. One of the most experienced design teams in the country, the Moscow ZIL team, worked on the creation of the new model. Yaroslavl engine builders developed diesel power units. The Minsk Automobile Plant designed dump trucks and bodies for KAMAZ trucks. At the same time, the engineers took into account the experience of the domestic and foreign automotive industry. As a result, the design of the KAMAZ-5320 truck embodied the most advanced engineering solutions of those years and met the requirements of technological progress.

The KAMAZ-5320 was equipped with a modern V-shaped eight-cylinder diesel engine KAMAZ-740 with a capacity of 210 hp and a five-speed gearbox. The on-board platform of the vehicle was equipped with folding sides and a frame for installing an awning as standard.

From 1976 to 1978, the automobile plant produced three basic models: the KAMAZ-5320 truck with a load capacity of 8 tonnes, the KAMAZ-5511 construction dump truck with a load capacity of 10 tonnes and the KAMAZ-5410 truck tractor with a gross weight of 26 tonnes. Then, a 10-tonne KAMAZ-53212 truck with a wheelbase increased to 3690 mm, a 7-tonne KAMAZ-55102 agricultural dump truck, and a tractor truck for the 33-tonne KAMAZ-54112 road train were developed. The first generation of trucks was in demand among customers for many more years: models based on the KAMAZ-5320 truck, which became the ancestor of a whole family of heavy trucks, left the assembly line only in 2000.

For half a century, the model range of KAMAZ vehicles has undergone many changes. Now the company produces trucks of the fifth generation, which are radically different from their predecessors. The flagship of the latest K5 line is the KAMAZ-54901 truck. The premium truck tractor was developed by the company’s engineers as a worthy alternative to trucks from the Big Seven. The vehicle is not inferior to its foreign counterparts in terms of its technical characteristics and comfort. In general, the model range of KAMAZ K5 vehicles and chassis includes five lines: linehaul, transport, heavy, all-wheel drive and medium-tonnage. Each family consists of several models presented in various trim levels.

2026 has been declared the Year of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the city of Naberezhnye Chelny and the 50th anniversary of the release of the first KAMAZ vehicle. Today, on February 16, KAMAZ and the city will host a number of events dedicated to the anniversary date. The axle plant of KAMAZ PTC will be opened. Factory workers will meet at a solemn rally organized at the automobile plant. In the evening, the Naberezhnye Chelny Organ Hall will host a concert by Denis Matsuev, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation and virtuoso pianist.

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