OREANDA-NEWS. PJSC Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Metinvest Group bought two 30—ton "BelAZ" trucks within the technical upgrading program. The new trucks have been put into operation in motor transport shop №1. The investments for the modernizations of the park of heavy-duty trucks have made up about 3 million ghrivnas.

Modern rock handlers of Byelorussian automobile plant have pneumohydraulic suspension, hydraulic mechanical transmission and diesel engine equipped with three-stage filtration system. Trucks are defined by high-capacity, efficiency, reliability and equipped with navigation system that allows controlling the intensity of shift target fulfillment.

Due to the new trucks that have been already put into operation in technological process of the Works, the efficiency and the quality of works on transportation of slag and slime for the utilization of industrial wastes will sufficiently increase. This will help in solving ecological tasks of the metallurgical production.

"Putting into operation of the new trucks is the first stage on the way of modernization of the Works’ park of heavy-duty trucks. Purchasing expensive equipment, in spite of difficult economical situation will give the whole staff confidence in stability in future and belief that we are advancing in correct direction" – underlined the General Director of PJSC Ilyich Iron and Steel Works Yuriy Zinchenko.