BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

18/09/2006

Truck Has 350-Ton Capacity

KUZBASS, Russia -- The world's largest truck was delivered last Friday to a client in Russia.

The truck, called the Belaz, has 350 tons of capacity, a 3,500-horsepower engine and stands five stories tall when the bed is up.

The bad news is that its tank holds 1,000 gallons of fuel.

Parking also might be a problem, but the Belaz has cameras installed on each side to make maneuvering easier.

It took 25 rail cars to transport the truck to Russia from its manufacturing plant in Belarus.

The first client was a mining company. However, officials wouldn't say how much they paid for it.

Source:

http://www.nbc5i.com/news/9875394/detail.html