OREANDA-NEWS. December 04, 2012. “AutoKrAZ” has won tender to supply a batch of the KrAZ-5233H2 4х2 specialty vehicles for carrying shift teams, reported the press-centre of AutoKrAZ.

All the trucks are provided with the YaMZ-238ДЕ2 turbocharged engine (Еuro-2) rated at 330 hp, the YaMZ-2381-36 manual 8-speed transmission, starting preheater and air conditioning unit. The all terrain buses are equipped with bodies made by “Neftekhimavtomatika” (Poltava). The buses provided with efficient heating, ventilation and conditioning systems can carry as much as 26 passengers.

All the seven units are scheduled to be shipped at the end of this year.

This is not the first time that the KrAZ trucks have been delivered to Yuzhniy Mining and Concentrating Company. In 2003, this company placed an order for 6 all terrain buses KrAZ-5133К2 mounted on the KrAZ-5133Н2 chassis (4х2). The vehicles showed good results throughout the whole service life and that was the reason for placing the next order for these specialty vehicles.

ArcelorMittal (Krivoy Rog) is another customer for all terrain buses. “AutoKrAZ” shall manufacture and supply 6х4 all terrain bus mounted on KrAZ-65053 cab chassis truck. The number of specialty vehicles delivered to Ukrainian Mining and Concentrating companies since the beginning of the year totaled to 30 units.