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

Five years ago, Gazprom Helium Service, a partner of KAMAZ PJSC, began building a long-haul fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered trucks. Today, the company's fleet has increased 15-fold and now includes 273 modern KAMAZ LNG-powered trucks.

The first batch of 18 domestically produced KAMAZ-5490 NEO monofuel trucks arrived at the helium container logistics center in Primorsky Krai on March 31, 2021. Gazprom Helium Service currently operates 273 modern KAMAZ LNG trucks. The flagship of the fleet are the new-generation K5 KAMAZ-54901 LNG trucks, developed by the leading Russian truck manufacturer for Gazprom. These environmentally friendly vehicles can travel up to 1,600 kilometers without refueling.

Since its inception, the eco-friendly fleet has traveled over 15 million kilometers, equivalent to circling the globe 374 times. The average monthly mileage of a single KAMAZ LNG-powered truck is 6,000-8,000 kilometers. Running LNG-powered vehicles reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 27% compared to traditional fuels.

KAMAZ's partner has placed particular emphasis on developing its own infrastructure to support the full cycle of long-haul LNG transportation. Four refueling centers have been established in the Far East, and environmentally friendly fuel is produced at its own natural gas liquefaction complexes. This ensures the reliability of logistics routes.

Specialized domestic road trains offer a comprehensive transport solution for transporting liquefied gases. These road trains include KAMAZ LNG trucks, semi-trailers, and tank containers for transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), LNG, liquid helium, and liquid ethylene.

The KAMAZ-54901 LNG-powered truck is a gas-powered version of the first model in the high-tech K5 line of trucks. This version of the truck is equipped with a KAMAZ R6 (Euro-5) gas engine producing 460 hp, an automated transmission, and two cryogenic tanks holding 1,060 liters of liquefied natural gas. Using LNG significantly reduces fuel costs for the owner, with a range of up to 1,600 km on a single tank, making this model one of the most efficient for businesses. Thanks to significant fuel savings, the cost of owning an LNG-powered truck is significantly lower.

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In 2026, Tutaev Engine Plant, a KAMAZ subsidiary in the Yaroslavl region, will implement one of the Lean Manufacturing tools, "Quality Gates," into its Production System. KAMAZ PJSC specialists will conduct online training for managers at all levels on the elements and implementation mechanisms of this tool.

"Quality Gate" divides the process into pre-defined stages and checks the product's progress through each one. This tool helps monitor product quality at every stage of production. This enables timely response to quality issues and prevents parts with deviations from being processed.

Online training is being conducted by specialists from the Quality Department of KAMAZ PJSC. According to Anton Viyr, Head of the Production System Development Group at TMZ PJSC, the managers of the main production facility at Tutaev Engine Plant will launch personal kaizen projects to implement the "Quality Gate" tool in the second quarter and will put their acquired knowledge into practice throughout the year.

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Effective April 1, 2026, Boris Khaziev, who previously held the positions of Deputy General Director – Executive Director of JSC OAT and General Director of LLC DLZ, has been appointed General Director of PJSC NEFAZ, a subsidiary of KAMAZ in Bashkortostan.

Boris Khaziev was born on August 25, 1980, in Neftekamsk. In 2004, he graduated from the Izhevsk State Technical University with a degree in Welding Equipment and Technology.

He has extensive experience in various positions at NEFAZ PJSC. His career began during his student years as a mechanic in the paint and assembly shop. From 2004 to 2009, he rose through the ranks from foreman to deputy head of the production shop. From 2010 to 2012, he served as deputy director of dump truck production. In subsequent years, he held the positions of head of the bus paint shop and head of the assembly and welding shop. From 2016 to 2024, he served as Deputy General Director and Director of Production at NEFAZ PJSC. In July 2024, he was transferred to the position of Deputy General Director and Executive Director of JSC OAT, part of KAMAZ PJSC, where he worked until his new appointment.

Evgeny Korepanov, who has held the position of General Director of PJSC NEFAZ since August 2023, will continue his work outside the structure of PJSC KAMAZ.

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Today, March 31, as part of the "Unmanned Logistics Corridors" project, with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, unmanned KAMAZ trucks launched their operations along the M-12 "Vostok" highway.

The ceremony to launch driverless trucks on the M-12 federal highway was also attended by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev, Russian Minister of Transport Andrei Nikitin, KAMAZ Deputy General Director for Government Relations Mikhail Matasov, representatives of businesses, government agencies, and freight forwarders.

The President of the Russian Federation emphasized KAMAZ's role in economic development and thanked the team and management of the leading domestic truck manufacturer for this. "Despite the known difficulties, which arise for reasons we know, KAMAZ remains firmly on its feet, developing, and participating in major modern projects such as this one. All the best to you! I wish you success!" Vladimir Putin remarked.

Highly automated KAMAZ vehicles (hereinafter referred to as HATS) from the MAYAK-2 project have been deployed on the M-12 highway as part of the expansion of the experimental legal regime (ELR) for the "Unmanned Logistics Corridors" project. The increased range expands logistics capabilities for transport companies and increases the versatility of cargo delivery.

As a reminder, the first stage of this federal project began in June 2023, with three unmanned KAMAZ long-haul trucks deployed on the M-11 Neva highway. Subsequently, the project's scope was expanded: in August 2024, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree authorizing the launch of unmanned trucking on the Central Ring Road (CKAD) in the Moscow region and the M-12 Vostok highway. In April 2025, KAMAZ participated in the launch of unmanned traffic on the A113 (CKAD). Currently, 18 KAMAZ unmanned trucks are successfully operating on the M-11 and CKAD. The trucks transport real cargo, with a test engineer in the cab monitoring the process. During testing on the M-11 Neva and Central Ring Road highways, unmanned KAMAZ trucks traveled approximately 6 million kilometers and transported 732,000 cubic meters of cargo.

The main difference between the Mayak-1 and Mayak-2 VATS systems is their sanctions-resistant production. For example, the company's engineers replaced the AM side radars with OEM ones, which increased the speed determination accuracy from 0.6 to 0.16, increased the object recognition range from 45 m to 80 m, and improved the communication system.

During the experimental legal regime program, the company significantly improved its VATS technologies. Specifically, the lane keeping algorithm was refined and adjusted, the machine vision recognition range was increased from 80 m to 120 m, the radar vision range was increased from 50 m to 80 m, the lidar vision range was increased from 60 m to 120 m, and the lane detection range was increased from 16 m to 100 m.

"The introduction of an experimental legal regime on the M-11 Neva highway gave us the opportunity to launch highly automated KAMAZ vehicles on public roads and now allows us to test our developments in real-world conditions. Significant progress has been made over the past year. Today, the company's engineers are working on the next improved version of the vehicle – the MAYAK-3 – which will bring the project as close as possible to serial production. It incorporates redundant controls for the computer, steering, and braking systems. A sensor cleaning system has been added, which is especially important in the spring and fall. A semitrailer has been integrated into the integrated vision system. We plan to equip highly automated KAMAZ vehicles with "smart" semitrailers equipped with sensor elements. This will improve the safety of road trains and provide the opportunity to significantly expand the functionality of driverless trucks," commented Sergey Kogogin, CEO of KAMAZ PJSC.

KAMAZ remains the only Russian manufacturer of highly automated vehicles based on its own truck chassis. The launch on the M-12 demonstrates the company's and the country's technological readiness for the transition to driverless transport.

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KAMAZ PJSC procurement specialists held another career guidance event at the Kalkan Police Cadet School in Naberezhnye Chelny.

KAMAZ Day was aimed at seventh-grade students from the Kalkan Police Cadet School. Specialists explained the company's history, structure, and the technologies used in truck production. The students were particularly interested in the professions in demand at KAMAZ.

Next, together with their mentors, the children explored several professions during an interactive game – the students were invited to try their hand at being a designer, a technologist, and even a robot. The class was divided into two teams. While the designers created suitable "work clothes" for their robots, the lead technologist studied the assignment. He had to write down the robot's instructions – a program of actions – on separate sheets of paper. In the event of a malfunction, the teams had two attempts to correct the instructions.

Friendship and a passion for knowledge, including programming, emerged victorious in the competition, and all efforts were rewarded with commemorative prizes.

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On Monday, March 30, a delegation led by Nikolai Elantsev, Minister of Industry of the Tula Region, visited KAMAZ PJSC on a business visit. The purpose of the visit was to discuss prospects for cooperation.

The business program included a tour of the auto giant's divisions, beginning with a visit to KAMA DIESEL JSC, where guests were shown modern engine assembly lines. At the automobile plant, Nikolai Yelantsev toured the main assembly line and the KAMAZ cab assembly line.

The final stop on the route was the KAMAZ-Avtosport non-profit partnership, home to the KAMAZ-master team. Guests learned about the legendary team's history and numerous victories, and the delegation also saw the team's production facility and KAMAZ racing trucks.

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The design bureau of the equipment and network operation and repair service of the Tutaev Motor Plant, a subsidiary of KAMAZ in the Yaroslavl region, has designed a new universal support for V8 and P6 engines.

As a reminder, TMZ PJSC is developing production of a new engine. The KAMAZ subsidiary is implementing the first stage of the project "Organization of Production of R6 Engines with a Displacement of 13 Liters." Production of the new engine is a strategic focus for the plant in 2026. The first serial delivery of the new product to the St. Petersburg Tractor Plant assembly line is scheduled for July. Construction work is currently underway at the R6 engine production site and is expected to be completed in May. Preparations for production within the project are also underway in other areas, one of which is the manufacture of a universal support for the new product.

The stands are designed for transporting engines to their main customer, the St. Petersburg Tractor Plant. The first pilot batches of the new engines were delivered to PTZ on specialized wooden stands.

"On the tractor assembly line, it was necessary to install additional engine mounting brackets to the tractor frame. The upgraded reversible metal stand, previously designed for the V8 engine, allows the R6 to be transported directly on these brackets," explained Natalia Kolyaskina, head of the SEiROiS design bureau.

To make the stand universal, it was equipped with supports that can be used to mount an R6 engine. This means the new stand can accommodate both R6 and V8 engines. The stand consists of a metal frame with wooden supports covered with geomembrane fabric for safe engine transport.

As before, the motor can be transported on a stand using a forklift; when unmounted, the container is stackable. Since the stands are returnable, each one has an individual number for tracking and a plate indicating its gross and net weight. The stands are manufactured by the non-standardized equipment and machine tool shop.

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In March, the Tutaev Motor Plant, a subsidiary of KAMAZ in the Yaroslavl region, produced its 500th LT-530 automobile winch with a pulling force of up to 30 tons.

A multi-purpose mechanical winch with a hydraulic drive, two-stage planetary gearbox, rope guide, and brake is designed for installation on vehicles for the evacuation and subsequent transportation of other objects. Serial production of these winches began exactly one year ago – in March 2025. This was preceded by extensive work by all divisions of the plant.

A production center for KAMAZ gear winches was established at TMZ in 2020. Over the years, winch production has increased fivefold, and their model range has expanded.

In total, TMZ PJSC plans to produce approximately 12,000 traction winches with a pulling force of 8 to 30 tons in 2026. In February, the plant's team produced 947 geared truck winches with a pulling force of 8 to 30 tons. In March, it plans to manufacture 1,400 Type 4310 winches, 30 LT-100 winches, and 84 LT-530 winches.

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On Thursday, March 26, a delegation of representatives from companies in the Volga Federal District visited KAMAZ PJSC on a business visit.

The delegation included executives, procurement specialists, and vehicle convoy chiefs from enterprises in the Volga Federal District. The purpose of the visit was to discuss prospective cooperation in the sale of KAMAZ vehicles.

The business program included a tour of the auto giant's divisions. It began with a visit to KAMA DIESEL JSC, where guests were shown modern KAMAZ engine assembly lines, and ZF KAMA LLC, which specializes in gearbox production. At the cab frame plant, the group was shown the robotic production of cab frames for the new-generation K5 vehicles. At the automobile plant, the delegation was shown the main assembly line and the cab assembly line. At the KAMAZ-Avtosport non-profit partnership, guests learned about the history of the legendary KAMAZ-master team, as well as the production workshop and racing trucks.

In the afternoon, discussions on cooperation prospects took place. The meeting was attended by Andrey Kozhevnikov, CEO of KAMAZ Trade and Finance Company; Alexander Migal, Director of the Marketing Analysis Department of KAMAZ PJSC; representatives of KAMAZ Trade and Finance Company JSC, AvtoZapchast KAMAZ LLC, KAMAZ Leasing Company JSC, and other executives.

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The KAMAZ PJSC foundry's steel casting production facility has acquired a 3D printer, enabling the production of more high-precision rods used in casting production.

The new equipment has been installed in the 3D-printed rod production area. A new room with a specific microclimate has been specially prepared for it: it maintains a temperature of 18 to 26°C and humidity no higher than 40%.

"A casting core is designed to form a hole, an internal cavity, or a complex contour in a casting. A 3D printer allows us to produce high-precision cores: the equipment achieves an accuracy of approximately 300 micrometers. Secondly, it has a fairly high productivity. Previously, cores were made by hand, producing about 10 cores per shift. With a printer, we can produce 80-100 units. A third advantage is that the printer can print cores of complex configurations that cannot be produced by other methods," explained Rafil Nurullin, Head of the Steel Casting Production Technology Department.

The printer currently prints approximately 100 different rods, primarily used in the production of castings for KAMAZ K5-generation vehicles. If necessary, adjustments are made to the 3D model in the program, including design changes, and the technology is refined. The updated rod can be delivered the next day.

The foundry uses rods in its non-ferrous and steel casting production. When needed, the facility also manufactures rods for cast iron production.

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