Director General of KAMAZ PTC Sergey Kogogin on Friday, June 14, took part in the event on the occasion of the transfer of KAMAZ-5490 gas diesel tractors to the GLT transport company (Stavropol territory).
Participants and guests of the event were also first Deputy Chairman of the government of the Stavropol territory Ivan Kovalev, Director General of Leasing company KAMAZ Andrey Gladkov, Minister of road and transport of the Stavropol territory Eugene Schtepa, Executive Director of the transport company GLT Pavel Gorbunov and others.
The event, which took place at the site of the GLT service center in the Stavropol territory, was timed to the acquisition by the transport company of the next batch of 265 gas-diesel KAMAZ-5490 tractors. Equipment purchased as part of trailers, which include trailers of the production of NEFAZ, subsidiary enterprise of KAMAZ in Bashkiria. By June 14, the company has already received 100 auto trains. Leasing partner of the transaction was Leasing company KAMAZ.
"I am very pleased to be here today and take part in the transfer of our cars, as GLT is the company that once said that it will work on our equipment, and for almost four years we are going along this path together, – said Sergey Kogogin, welcoming the participants of the solemn event. – GLT has become one of the leaders in the development of natural gas fuel, which gives significant savings to business and helps to protect the environment."
He also noted that the gas-diesel KAMAZ-5490 is one of the most popular models in the line of products of the auto giant, which promises significant savings to its owners due to the replacement of diesel fuel with gas. This is an alliance of several of the most successful solutions of the company. And the use of these cars together with NEFAZ trailers makes the acquisition doubly effective.
"For several years, KAMAZ and KAMAZ-Leasing have been our strategic partners. And the main share of tractors in GLT is the KAMAZ trademark. We sincerely believe that the team headed by Sergey Anatolyevich will continue to develop advanced technologies for the production of mainline equipment, which will allow us, the participants of the logistics industry to provide high-quality services to our customers. Our goal is to become the No. 1 company in the logistics market with its own fleet of 5,000 vehicles," – said GLT Executive Director Pavel Gorbunov.
"I am here on behalf of the Governor of the Stavropol territory Vladimir Vladimirovich Vladimirov and on behalf of the Government of the Stavropol territory. And I am sincerely glad that I have the opportunity to be here next to the head of KAMAZ Kogogin Sergei Anatolyevich at such a basic enterprise for transportation in Russia, – said Deputy Chairman of the government of the Stavropol territory Ivan Kovalev. – GLT and KAMAZ is one of those businesses that operate on the result. When you see the results of your work, it brings joy, gives financial preferences, helps to create jobs, makes life more comfortable. Sergey Anatolyevich, I want to thank You for the work that You are doing, increasing the efficiency of the business of the transport company GLT".
In the second part of the event, a round table was held in the meeting room, during which the current state of the transport and logistics industry, current problems and challenges facing the participants of the transport market and departments were discussed.
KAMAZ PTC is the largest manufacturer of trucks, passenger vehicles and electric vehicles in Russia. The company is in the Top 20 world manufacturers of trucks. KAMAZ trucks are operated in more than 80 countries. The model range covers the entire range of commercial vehicles with a total weight of 8 to 120 tons. KAMAZ PTC produces more than 60 main models and 1500 complete sets of cars, which are widely used in the production of special equipment for many sectors of the economy. More than 130 manufacturers of special equipment cooperate with the company. KAMAZ has an extensive sales and service network that covers all regions of Russia and the many CIS countries.
GLT is one of the five largest domestic transport companies in the field of direct transport by eurotrucks, and is the largest transport company in the South of Russia. The company's fleet includes more than 1,000 road trains. The company traces its history up to 1997. GLT has motor transport companies and branches in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Ufa, Samara and other cities. Among the clients are the largest retail chains and production companies: PEPSI, Magnet, M. Video, Saint-Gobain, Samsung, Sportmaster, Gardens of the don region, Henkel, Baltic, DNS, Children's World.
Leasing company KAMAZ has been working in the leasing market since 2002, is a three-time winner of the award "Company of the year", including in the nomination "For financial reliability and stability in the leasing market", as well as honorary titles "Leader of leasing", the best leasing company in the nomination "For contribution to the development of the Russian leasing market" award "Russian LEASING AWARDS" in 2017 and "LEADER LEASING AWARDS" in 2018. It’s №1 in the leasing market of KAMAZ. It is in the TOP 5 leaders of the leasing market in the segment of trucks, according to the rating Agency "Expert RA".