OREANDA-NEWS.  February 21, 2012. Expanding its range of vehicles, OJSC KAMAZ launches the “KAMATEYNER” project.

"KAMATEYNER" is a system of universal demountable bodies (Europeans call them "swap bodies"). Swap bodies are equipped with fittings and up-folding legs which make it possible to change their position without using a crane or hoist. Their advantages over ISO containers are their larger width (they can accommodate two Euro-pallets in a row), length and increased capacity, which enables them to compete with eighteen-wheelers. It is assumed that demountable bodies will be manufactured by KAMAZ’s subsidiaries – JSC "Neftekamsk Automobile Plant" and OAO TZA. The line-up of "KAMATEYNER" will be based on existing KAMAZ trucks.

Thanks to this project, it will be possible to transport cargoes covering a leg distance of 200-300 km. Goods will be transported three times faster (the service speed will exceed 1,400 km a day), and transport costs will be halved. Traffic volume will reduce, the amount of harmful emissions will decrease (and consequently, environmental conditions will be improved), and there will be less accidents. In addition, the risk of failures, downtime of vehicles and stoppage in transit will be eliminated. Goods traffic in a delivery network can be controlled with the help of an accurate worldwide navigational and surveying facility (GPS/GLONASS).

To date, "KAMATEYNER" is supplied with off-the-shelf solutions, including a body-lifting pneumatic mechanism, trailers and various types of bodies, by one of the manufacturers of special equipment – Prioksky Machine-Building Plant in Nizhny Novgorod.

Probably, the new offer from KAMAZ will interest many industries. In the first place, it will be the best solution for companies using their special equipment not at the same time – winter/summer, liquid/bulk cargo, thermos/manufactured goods... It has also many advantages for companies working with large terminals, ports, customs – the places where one has to spend a lot of time for freight and registration operations.