The first batch of 42 dump trucks was delivered to the customer within the framework of the Decree for KAMAZ Truck Purchase signed by Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in September 2017 during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the country. According to the document, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Road Transport will buy a total of 250 KAMAZ-6520 trucks from the Russian automotive industry leader. Another 208 dump trucks of the same model with a 6x4-wheel formula and body volume of 20 cubic metres will be delivered to the country within a year. The trucks will be used to replenish the vehicle fleet at the enterprises of the Ministry of Road Transport and will be distributed to all velayats of Turkmenistan.
Since July 2008, a 5,000-sq.m. KAMAZ training and service centre is operated in Ashgabat. In addition to the supply of vehicles and their full maintenance, including diagnostics and overhaul, the Turkmenistan experts are trained at the centre in KAMAZ vehicles’ specific features, operation, maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs.
Based on the KAMAZ press service information